0001628280-20-015701 | 10-Q | XBRL Viewer

Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Oct. 29, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type		10-Q
Document Quarterly Report		true
Document Period End Date		Sep. 30, 2020
Document Transition Report		false
Entity File Number		001-35169
Entity Registrant Name		RLJ LODGING TRUST
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code		MD
Entity Tax Identification Number		27-4706509
Entity Address, Address Line One		3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000
Entity Address, City or Town		Bethesda,
Entity Address, State or Province		MD
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code		20814
City Area Code		301
Local Phone Number		280-7777
Title of 12(b) Security		Common Shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol		RLJ
Security Exchange Name		NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status		Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current		Yes
Entity Filer Category		Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business		false
Entity Emerging Growth Company		false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			165,021,844
Entity Central Index Key		0001511337
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus		2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus		Q3
Amendment Flag		false

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
Investment in hotel properties, net	$ 4,519,443	$ 4,614,966
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures	7,056	15,171
Cash and cash equivalents	995,963	882,474
Restricted cash reserves	42,686	44,686
Hotel and other receivables, net of allowance of $366 and $251, respectively	14,302	39,762
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	140,283	144,358
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net	0	51,447
Prepaid expense and other assets	26,768	58,536
Total assets	5,746,501	5,851,400
Liabilities and Equity
Debt, net	2,590,331	2,195,707
Accounts payable and other liabilities	205,730	183,408
Contract with Customer, Liability	37,287	57,459
Operating Lease, Liability	119,192	121,154
Accrued interest	13,150	3,024
Distributions payable	8,743	64,165
Total liabilities	2,974,433	2,624,917
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders’ equity:
Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value, 12,950,000 shares authorized; 12,879,475 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation value of $328,266, at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019	366,936	366,936
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 165,022,236 and 169,852,246 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	1,650	1,699
Additional paid-in capital	3,073,915	3,127,982
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(76,964)	(19,514)
Retained Earnings	(615,283)	(274,769)
Total shareholders’ equity	2,750,254	3,202,334
Noncontrolling interest:
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	13,513	14,065
Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership	8,301	10,084
Total noncontrolling interest	21,814	24,149
Total equity	2,772,068	3,226,483
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,746,501	$ 5,851,400

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Hotel and other receivables, allowance	$ 573	$ 251
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, shares issued	0	0
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, shares outstanding	0	0
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference, Value	$ 328,266	$ 328,266
Common shares of beneficial interest, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common shares of beneficial interest, shares authorized	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common shares of beneficial interest, shares issued	165,022,236	169,852,246
Common shares of beneficial interest, shares outstanding	165,022,236	169,852,246
Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, shares authorized	12,950,000	12,950,000
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, shares issued	12,879,475	12,879,475
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, shares outstanding	12,879,475	12,879,475

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 83,932	$ 371,124	$ 382,005	$ 1,219,118
Expenses
Management and franchise fee expense	2,630	26,432	17,947	96,376
Depreciation and amortization	48,375	49,295	146,777	162,654
Property tax, insurance and other	25,315	28,798	79,356	90,595
General and administrative	9,313	11,262	32,754	34,187
Transaction costs	(116)	(211)	(86)	773
Total operating expenses	160,450	317,699	574,974	1,028,626
Other income	334	315	1,193	939
Interest income	284	2,691	3,829	4,935
Interest expense	(25,984)	(23,333)	(73,591)	(68,632)
Gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties, net	391	(1,037)	485	(25,872)
(Loss) income before equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	(101,493)	32,061	(261,053)	101,862
Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	(7,806)	(135)	(8,196)	(2,919)
(Loss) income before income tax (expense) benefit	(109,299)	31,926	(269,249)	98,943
Income tax (expense) benefit	(64,620)	529	(51,665)	(4,475)
Net (loss) income	(173,919)	32,455	(320,914)	94,468
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	(21)	104	1,816	360
Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership	839	(96)	1,599	(329)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0	0	(186)
Redemption of preferred equity - consolidated joint venture	0	0	0	(1,153)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(173,101)	32,463	(317,499)	93,160
Preferred dividends	(6,279)	(6,279)	(18,836)	(18,836)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders	$ (179,380)	$ 26,184	$ (336,335)	$ 74,324
Basic per common share data:
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders - basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.10)	$ 0.15	$ (2.04)	$ 0.43
Weighted-average number of common shares - basic (in shares)	163,609,865	170,495,699	164,763,540	171,976,429
Diluted per common share data:
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.10)	$ 0.15	$ (2.04)	$ 0.43
Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted (in shares)	163,609,865	170,600,787	164,763,540	172,066,473
Comprehensive (loss) income:
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ (173,919)	$ 32,455	$ (320,914)	$ 94,468
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate derivatives	5,609	(5,679)	(57,450)	(41,460)
Reclassification of unrealized gain on discontinued cash flow hedges to interest expense	0	0	0	(2,250)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(168,310)	26,776	(378,364)	50,758
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	(21)	104	1,816	360
Noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership	839	(96)	1,599	(329)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture				(186)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	0	0	0	(186)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to RLJ	(167,492)	26,784	(374,949)	49,450
Room Revenue
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	72,545	314,195	319,290	1,030,722
Expenses
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	22,368	80,650	98,590	253,736
Food and Beverage Revenue
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	3,831	39,447	35,870	133,151
Expenses
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	3,167	31,425	31,348	101,544
Other Revenue
Revenues
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	7,556	17,482	26,845	55,245
Expenses
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	49,398	90,048	168,288	288,761
Hotel [Member]
Expenses
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	77,563	228,555	316,173	740,417
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate derivatives	$ 5,609	$ (5,679)	$ (57,450)	(41,460)
Reclassification of unrealized gain on discontinued cash flow hedges to interest expense				$ (2,250)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Senior Notes [Member]	Line of Credit	Secured Debt [Member]	Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in-Capital	Retained Earnings (Distributions in excess of net earnings)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Operating Partnership	Consolidated Joint Venture	Preferred Capital in Consolidated Joint Venture [Member]
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018					12,879,475	174,019,616
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 3,496,941				$ 366,936	$ 1,740	$ 3,195,381	$ (150,476)	$ 16,195	$ 10,827	$ 11,908	$ 44,430
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net income (loss)	94,468									329	(360)	1,339
Unrealized loss on interest rate derivatives	(41,460)								(41,460)
Reclassification of unrealized gain on discontinued cash flow hedges to interest expense	(2,250)								(2,250)
Redemption of Operating Partnership units	(9)									(9)
Contributions from consolidated joint venture partners	2,446										2,446
Share grants to trustees (in shares)						530,436
Share grants to trustees	0					$ 5	(5)
Amortization of share-based compensation	9,249						9,249
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock (in shares)						(73,046)
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock Unit, Increase for Cost Recognition	$ 1,293					$ (1)	(1,292)
Shares acquired as part of a share repurchase program (in shares)	(3,836,582)					(3,836,582)
Shares acquired as part of a share repurchase program	$ (65,635)					$ (38)	(65,597)
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)						(8,060)
Restricted Stock Award, Forfeitures	0
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(18,836)							(18,836)
Distributions on common shares and units	(171,641)							(170,762)		(879)
Preferred distributions - consolidated joint venture	(186)											(186)
Redemption of preferred equity - consolidated joint venture	(45,583)											(45,583)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019					12,879,475	170,632,364
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	3,256,211				$ 366,936	$ 1,706	3,137,736	(246,914)	(27,515)	10,268	13,994	0
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	93,160							93,160
Interest expense		$ 17,842	$ 31,795	$ 15,575
Amortization of deferred financing costs	3,018
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	402
Total Interest Expense	68,632
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019					12,879,475	173,459,015
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	3,337,001				$ 366,936	$ 1,735	3,182,351	(216,583)	(21,836)	10,441	13,957
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net income (loss)	32,455									96	(104)
Unrealized loss on interest rate derivatives	(5,679)								(5,679)
Reclassification of unrealized gain on discontinued cash flow hedges to interest expense	0
Contributions from consolidated joint venture partners	141										141
Amortization of share-based compensation	3,217						3,217
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock (in shares)						(38,166)
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock Unit, Increase for Cost Recognition	(636)						(636)
Shares acquired as part of a share repurchase program (in shares)						(2,787,367)
Shares acquired as part of a share repurchase program	(47,225)					$ (29)	(47,196)
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)						(1,118)
Restricted Stock Award, Forfeitures	0
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(6,279)							(6,279)
Distributions on common shares and units	(56,784)							(56,515)		(269)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019					12,879,475	170,632,364
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	3,256,211				$ 366,936	$ 1,706	3,137,736	(246,914)	(27,515)	10,268	13,994	$ 0
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	32,463							32,463
Interest expense		5,954	10,805	5,001
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,116
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	457
Total Interest Expense	23,333
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019					12,879,475	169,852,246
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	3,226,483				$ 366,936	$ 1,699	3,127,982	(274,769)	(19,514)	10,084	14,065
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net income (loss)	(320,914)									(1,599)	(1,816)
Unrealized loss on interest rate derivatives	(57,450)								(57,450)
Reclassification of unrealized gain on discontinued cash flow hedges to interest expense	0
Redemption of Operating Partnership units	(8)									(8)
Contributions from consolidated joint venture partners	1,264										1,264
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)						801,463
Issuance of restricted stock	0					$ 8	(8)
Amortization of share-based compensation	9,934						9,934
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock (in shares)						(133,704)
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock Unit, Increase for Cost Recognition	(1,445)					$ (1)	(1,444)
Shares acquired as part of a share repurchase program (in shares)						(5,489,335)
Shares acquired as part of a share repurchase program	(62,605)					$ (56)	(62,549)
Forfeiture of restricted stock (in shares)						(8,434)
Restricted Stock Award, Forfeitures	0					$ 0	0
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(18,836)							(18,836)
Distributions on common shares and units	(4,355)							(4,179)		(176)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020					12,879,475	165,022,236
Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	2,772,068				$ 366,936	$ 1,650	3,073,915	(615,283)	(76,964)	8,301	13,513
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(317,499)
Interest expense		17,825	39,087	13,483
Amortization of deferred financing costs	3,214
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	(18)
Total Interest Expense	73,591
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020					12,879,475	165,092,953
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	2,945,471				$ 366,936	$ 1,651	3,071,063	(434,242)	(82,573)	9,144	13,492
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net income (loss)	(173,919)									(839)	21
Unrealized loss on interest rate derivatives	5,609								5,609
Reclassification of unrealized gain on discontinued cash flow hedges to interest expense	0
Amortization of share-based compensation	3,447						3,447
Shares acquired to satisfy minimum required federal and state tax withholding on vesting restricted stock (in shares)						(70,717)
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock Unit, Increase for Cost Recognition	(596)					$ (1)	(595)
Dividends, Preferred Stock	(6,279)							(6,279)
Distributions on common shares and units	(1,665)							(1,661)		(4)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2020					12,879,475	165,022,236
Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	2,772,068				$ 366,936	$ 1,650	$ 3,073,915	$ (615,283)	$ (76,964)	$ 8,301	$ 13,513
Increase (Decrease) in Owners' Equity
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(173,101)
Interest expense		$ 5,942	$ 15,730	$ 4,368
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,147
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	(1,203)
Total Interest Expense	$ 25,984

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Net (loss) income	$ (320,914)	$ 94,468
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash flow (used in) provided by operating activities:
(Gain) loss on sale of hotel properties, net	(485)	25,872
Depreciation and amortization	146,777	162,654
Amortization of deferred financing costs	3,214	3,018
Other amortization	(1,797)	(1,499)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments	(18)	402
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	8,196	2,919
Distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures	0	1,295
Amortization of share-based compensation	9,217	8,708
Deferred income taxes	51,447	2,950
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Hotel and other receivables, net	25,460	(5,270)
Prepaid expense and other assets	25,164	2,942
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(23,006)	(1,606)
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Revenue	(20,172)	2,905
Accrued interest	10,126	5,793
Net cash flow (used in) provided by operating activities	(86,791)	305,551
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	485	623,575
Improvements and additions to hotel properties	(57,645)	(117,871)
Cash Paid to Equity Method Investment, Contribution	(100)	(603)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures in excess of earnings	1,576	2,436
Net cash flow (used in) provided by investing activities	(55,684)	507,537
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under Revolver	400,000	140,000
Repayment of borrowings under Revolver	0	(140,000)
Proceeds from mortgage loans	0	381,000
Scheduled mortgage loan principal payments	(2,526)	(3,172)
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Secured Debt	0	(374,500)
Repurchase of common shares under a share repurchase program	(62,605)	(65,635)
Repurchase of common shares to satisfy employee tax withholding requirements	(1,445)	(1,293)
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Preferred Stock and Preference Stock	(18,836)	(18,836)
Distributions on common shares	(59,351)	(171,978)
Distributions on and redemption of Operating Partnership units	(431)	(888)
Payments of deferred financing costs	(2,106)	(4,687)
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates	0	(312)
Redemption of preferred equity - consolidated joint venture	0	(45,583)
Contributions from consolidated joint venture partners	1,264	2,446
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	253,964	(303,438)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect	111,489	509,650
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves, beginning of year	927,160	384,842
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves, end of period	$ 1,038,649	$ 894,492

Investment in Hotel Properties

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Investment in Hotel Properties

Investment in hotel properties consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Land and improvements	$	1,089,864	$	1,088,436
Buildings and improvements	4,076,944		4,039,012
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	696,914		685,699
	5,863,722		5,813,147
Accumulated depreciation	(1,344,279)		(1,198,181)
Investment in hotel properties, net	$	4,519,443	$	4,614,966

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized depreciation expense related to its investment in hotel properties of approximately $48.2 million and $146.1 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized depreciation expense related to its investment in hotel properties of approximately $48.9 million and $160.9 million, respectively.

Impairment

In connection with the preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company evaluated the recoverability of the carrying values of its hotel properties. The Company performed an undiscounted cash flow analysis as of September 30, 2020 for certain of its hotel properties. Based on this analysis, the Company concluded that there were no impairments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

Supplemental Information to Statements of Cash Flows

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Information to Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental Information to Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves
Cash and cash equivalents	$	995,963	$	845,882
Restricted cash reserves	42,686		48,610
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	$	1,038,649	$	894,492

Interest paid	$	64,446	$	63,586

Income taxes paid	$	1,495	$	2,520

Operating cash flow lease payments for operating leases	$	9,013	$	11,505

Supplemental investing and financing transactions





















In connection with the sale of hotel properties, the Company recorded the following:
Sale of hotel properties	$	—	$	640,681
Transaction costs	485		(9,224)
Operating prorations	—		(7,882)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	$	485	$	623,575

Supplemental non-cash transactions
Accrued capital expenditures	$	6,520	$	6,857

Investment in Hotel Properties (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of investment in hotel properties

Investment in hotel properties consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Land and improvements	$	1,089,864	$	1,088,436
Buildings and improvements	4,076,944		4,039,012
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	696,914		685,699
	5,863,722		5,813,147
Accumulated depreciation	(1,344,279)		(1,198,181)
Investment in hotel properties, net	$	4,519,443	$	4,614,966

Supplemental Information to Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of supplemental information to statements of cash flows


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves
Cash and cash equivalents	$	995,963	$	845,882
Restricted cash reserves	42,686		48,610
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reserves	$	1,038,649	$	894,492

Interest paid	$	64,446	$	63,586

Income taxes paid	$	1,495	$	2,520

Operating cash flow lease payments for operating leases	$	9,013	$	11,505

Supplemental investing and financing transactions





















In connection with the sale of hotel properties, the Company recorded the following:
Sale of hotel properties	$	—	$	640,681
Transaction costs	485		(9,224)
Operating prorations	—		(7,882)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	$	485	$	623,575

Supplemental non-cash transactions
Accrued capital expenditures	$	6,520	$	6,857

Investment in Hotel Properties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Land and improvements	$ 1,089,864		$ 1,089,864		$ 1,088,436
Buildings and improvements	4,076,944		4,076,944		4,039,012
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	696,914		696,914		685,699
Investment in hotel properties, gross	5,863,722		5,863,722		5,813,147
Accumulated depreciation	(1,344,279)		(1,344,279)		(1,198,181)
Investment in hotel properties, net	4,519,443		4,519,443		$ 4,614,966
Real Estate Depreciation Expense, Excluding Discontinued Operations Expense	$ 48,200	$ 48,900	$ 146,100	$ 160,900

Supplemental Information to Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 995,963	$ 845,882
Restricted cash reserves	42,686	48,610
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	1,038,649	894,492
Interest paid	64,446	63,586
Income taxes paid	1,495	2,520
Operating Lease, Payments	9,013	11,505
In connection with the sale of hotel properties, the Company recorded the following:
Sale of hotel properties	0	640,681
Transaction costs	485	(9,224)
Operating prorations	0	(7,882)
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	485	623,575
Supplemental non-cash transactions
Accrued capital expenditures	$ 6,520	$ 6,857

General	9 Months Ended
General	Sep. 30, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	General Organization RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") was formed as a Maryland real estate investment trust ("REIT") on January 31, 2011. The Company is a self-advised and self-administered REIT that owns primarily premium-branded, high-margin, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2011. Substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are held by, and all of its operations are conducted through, RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"). The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of September 30, 2020, there were 165,794,529 units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("OP units") outstanding and the Company owned, through a combination of direct and indirect interests, 99.5% of the outstanding OP units. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned 104 hotel properties with approximately 22,700 rooms, located in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The Company, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, owned a 100% interest in 100 of its hotel properties, a 98.3% controlling interest in the DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel New York City, a 95% controlling interest in The Knickerbocker, and 50% interests in entities owning two hotel properties. The Company consolidates its real estate interests in the 102 hotel properties in which it holds a controlling financial interest, and the Company records the real estate interests in the two hotel properties in which it holds an indirect 50% interest using the equity method of accounting. The Company leases 103 of the 104 hotel properties to its taxable REIT subsidiaries ("TRS"), of which the Company owns a controlling financial interest. Liquidity and Management's Plans In response to the near elimination of travel and hotel demand resulting from the spread of the novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the related government mandates, the Company had previously announced the suspension of operations at 57 of its hotel properties. As government mandated stay-in-place restrictions were lifted, the Company developed a framework to open the suspended hotel properties. The Company had reopened 47 of its hotel properties as of September 30, 2020, and subsequent to the end of the quarter has reopened 3 hotel properties. The Company continues to evaluate reopening the remaining 7 suspended hotel properties based on market conditions. The remaining suspended hotel properties are located within the central business districts of New York City and San Francisco, or are part of a cluster where the Company owns multiple hotels in the same immediate area. In the event stay-in-place restrictions are reinstated, the Company would consider temporarily suspending hotel operations where demand is inadequate. The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operations continue to have a material adverse impact on its financial results and liquidity, and such adverse impact may continue well beyond the containment of such outbreak. Since the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, the Company cannot estimate the impact on its business, financial condition or near- or longer-term financial or operational results with reasonable certainty. Given the impact on lodging demand, the Company has taken various actions to help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operating results and to preserve liquidity. Operational measures the Company has taken include: •Suspension of Hotel Operations: The Company suspended operations at many of its hotel properties. As government mandated stay-in-place restrictions have been lifted, the Company has reopened most of the suspended hotel properties. •Cost Containment Initiatives: The Company continues to operate with reduced operating expenses by implementing stringent operational cost containment measures. These measures include significantly reduced staffing, reduced energy costs, elimination of non-essential amenities and services and the closure of several floors and most food and beverage outlets at properties that remain open. •Capital Investment Reduction: The Company reduced its 2020 capital expenditure program by deferring all capital investments, other than completing projects that are substantially underway and nearing completion. •Return on Investment ("ROI") Project Suspensions: The Company suspended most of the 2020 ROI projects. In addition, the Company has taken aggressive actions to increase liquidity and preserve cash at the corporate level including: •Common Stock Dividend: The Company’s board of trustees authorized the first, second and third quarter common cash dividends of $0.01 per common share, which reflects a significant reduction compared to the Company's dividend payout prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. •Share Repurchase: The Company suspended all repurchases of its common shares and Series A Preferred Shares (defined below), as applicable. •Increased Liquidity: The Company enhanced its liquidity position by maintaining $400.0 million drawn on its $600.0 million revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had approximately $1.0 billion of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reserves.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Sep. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 contains a discussion of the Company's significant accounting policies. Other than noted below, there have been no significant changes to the Company's significant accounting policies since December 31, 2019. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation The unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") applicable to financial information. The unaudited financial statements include all adjustments that are necessary, in the opinion of management, to fairly state the consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive income, statements of changes in equity and statements of cash flows. The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2020. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and joint ventures in which the Company has a majority voting interest and control. For the controlled subsidiaries that are not wholly-owned, the third-party ownership interest represents a noncontrolling interest, which is presented separately in the consolidated financial statements. The Company also records the real estate interests in two joint ventures in which it holds an indirect 50% interest using the equity method of accounting. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Use of Estimates The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets and liabilities and the amounts of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Given the additional and unforeseen effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, these estimates have become more challenging, and actual results could differ from those estimates. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which modifies the measurement approach for credit losses on financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis from an "incurred loss" method to an "expected loss" method. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. The Company adopted this new standard on January 1, 2020. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The guidance modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing or modifying some of the disclosures, while also adding new disclosures. The Company adopted this new standard on January 1, 2020. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The guidance provides optional expedients for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or another reference rate expected to be discontinued at the end of 2021 because of reference rate reform. The guidance is effective immediately and expires on December 31, 2022. Based on the Company's assessment, the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company owned 50% interests in joint ventures that owned two hotel properties. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, one of the unconsolidated joint ventures determined the property ground lease will likely terminate no later than October 31, 2021 and the property will revert to the ground lessor at that time. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $6.5 million to write down the Company's investment in this joint venture. The impairment loss is included in equity in loss from unconsolidated joints ventures in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company sold two hotels located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In addition, the joint ventures that were associated with these two hotels sold their assets. The Company had owned 50% interests in these joint ventures. The Company recorded a loss of $2.9 million related to the sale, which is included in equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 5, Sale of Hotel Properties, for more information regarding the sale of the hotels.

The Company accounts for the investments in its unconsolidated joint ventures under the equity method of accounting. The Company makes adjustments to the equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures related to the difference between the Company's basis in the investment in the unconsolidated joint ventures as compared to the historical basis of the assets and liabilities of the joint ventures. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the unconsolidated joint ventures' debt consisted entirely of non-recourse mortgage debt.

The following table summarizes the components of the Company's investments in unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands):


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Equity basis of the joint venture investments	$	(6,585)	$	(4,236)
Cost of the joint venture investments in excess of the joint venture book value	13,641		19,407
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$	7,056	$	15,171

The following table summarizes the components of the Company's equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating (loss) income	$	(993)	$	145	$	(824)	$	989
Depreciation of cost in excess of book value	(280)		(280)		(839)		(985)
Impairment loss	(6,533)		—		(6,533)		—
Loss on sale	—		—		—		(2,923)
Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	(7,806)	$	(135)	$	(8,196)	$	(2,919)

Sale of Hotel Properties

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Sale of Hotel Properties

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company sold 42 hotel properties in four separate transactions for a total sales price of approximately $653.4 million. In connection with these transactions, the Company recorded a net loss of $25.9 million, which is included in gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties, net, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

On June 25, 2019, the Company sold a portfolio of 21 hotels for $311.9 million. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a gain on sale of $44.4 million, which is included in gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties, net, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

On June 27, 2019, the Company sold two resort hotels in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for $153.3 million. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a loss on sale of $21.5 million, which is included in gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties, net, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

On August 14, 2019, the Company sold a portfolio of 18 hotels for $175.4 million. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a loss on sale of $49.0 million, which is included in gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties, net, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

On September 12, 2019, the Company sold a hotel in Columbia, Maryland for $12.7 million. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a gain on sale of $0.3 million, which is included in gain (loss) on sale of hotel properties, net, in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

The following table discloses the hotel properties that were sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

Hotel Property Name

Location

Sale Date

Rooms

Courtyard Boulder Longmont

Longmont, CO

June 25, 2019

Courtyard Salt Lake City Airport

Salt Lake City, UT

June 25, 2019

154

Courtyard Fort Lauderdale SW Miramar

Miramar, FL

June 25, 2019

128

Courtyard Austin Airport

Austin, TX

June 25, 2019

150

Fairfield Inn & Suites San Antonio Downtown

San Antonio, TX

June 25, 2019

110

Hampton Inn & Suites Clearwater St. Petersburg

Clearwater, FL

June 25, 2019

128

Hampton Inn Fort Walton Beach

Fort Walton, FL

June 25, 2019

100

Hampton Inn & Suites Denver Tech Center

Denver, CO

June 25, 2019

123

Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Airport Central

West Palm Beach, FL

June 25, 2019

105

Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

June 25, 2019

168

Hilton Garden Inn West Palm Beach Airport

West Palm Beach, FL

June 25, 2019

100

Hilton Garden Inn Durham Raleigh Research Triangle Park

Durham, NC

June 25, 2019

177

Residence Inn Longmont Boulder

Longmont, CO

June 25, 2019

Residence Inn Detroit Novi

Novi, MI

June 25, 2019

107

Residence Inn Chicago Oak Brook

Oak Brook, IL

June 25, 2019

156

Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Plantation

Plantation, FL

June 25, 2019

138

Residence Inn Salt Lake City Airport

Salt Lake City, UT

June 25, 2019

104

Residence Inn San Antonio Downtown Market Square

San Antonio, TX

June 25, 2019

Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale SW Miramar

Miramar, FL

June 25, 2019

130

Residence Inn Silver Spring

Silver Spring, MD

June 25, 2019

130

Springhill Suites Boulder Longmont

Longmont, CO

June 25, 2019

Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort

Myrtle Beach, SC

June 27, 2019

255

Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort

Myrtle Beach, SC

June 27, 2019

385

Courtyard Austin Northwest Arboretum

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

102

Courtyard Denver West Golden

Golden, CO

August 14, 2019

110

Courtyard Boulder Louisville

Louisville, CO

August 14, 2019

154

Courtyard Louisville Northeast

Louisville, KY

August 14, 2019

114

Courtyard South Bend Mishawaka

Mishawaka, IN

August 14, 2019

Hampton Inn Houston Galleria

Houston, TX

August 14, 2019

176

Hyatt House Houston Galleria

Houston, TX

August 14, 2019

147

Hyatt House Austin Arboretum

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

131

Hyatt House Dallas Lincoln Park

Dallas, TX

August 14, 2019

155

Hyatt House Dallas Uptown

Dallas, TX

August 14, 2019

141

Residence Inn Austin Northwest Arboretum

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Austin North Parmer Lane

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Denver West Golden

Golden, CO

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Boulder Louisville

Louisville, CO

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Louisville Northeast

Louisville, KY

August 14, 2019

102

Springhill Suites Austin North Parmer Lane

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

132

Springhill Suites Louisville Hurstbourne North

Louisville, KY

August 14, 2019

142

Springhill Suites South Bend Mishawaka

Mishawaka, IN

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Columbia

Columbia, MD

September 12, 2019

108

Total

5,422

Revenue (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

The Company recognized revenue from the following geographic markets (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30, 2020								For the three months ended September 30, 2019
	Room Revenue		Food and Beverage Revenue		Other Revenue		Total Revenue		Room Revenue		Food and Beverage Revenue		Other Revenue		Total Revenue
Southern California	$	13,925	$	496	$	1,566	$	15,987	$	37,153	$	4,062	$	2,991	$	44,206
South Florida	7,743		847		883		9,473		18,296		4,123		1,912		24,331
Northern California	7,044		123		796		7,963		52,812		4,560		1,514		58,886
Chicago	6,633		981		289		7,903		19,915		3,334		576		23,825
Washington, DC	3,720		18		273		4,011		13,708		448		610		14,766
New York City	3,385		23		106		3,514		34,085		4,062		1,289		39,436
Denver	2,730		341		274		3,345		15,016		2,961		446		18,423
Houston	2,775		29		341		3,145		12,850		815		1,017		14,682
Austin	1,522		53		329		1,904		15,287		2,109		850		18,246
Louisville	742		85		66		893		9,652		4,507		629		14,788
Other	22,326		835		2,633		25,794		85,421		8,466		5,648		99,535
Total	$	72,545	$	3,831	$	7,556	$	83,932	$	314,195	$	39,447	$	17,482	$	371,124


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2020								For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
	Room Revenue		Food and Beverage Revenue		Other Revenue		Total Revenue		Room Revenue		Food and Beverage Revenue		Other Revenue		Total Revenue
Southern California	$	42,848	$	3,627	$	4,364	$	50,839	$	99,299	$	11,298	$	7,605	$	118,202
South Florida	41,315		5,487		3,126		49,928		92,990		15,117		6,164		114,271
Northern California	43,271		3,923		2,584		49,778		155,915		14,446		4,520		174,881
New York City	22,298		2,163		1,105		25,566		92,785		11,417		3,449		107,651
Chicago	18,511		3,588		894		22,993		54,953		9,851		1,588		66,392
Houston	15,177		750		1,481		17,408		44,626		2,798		3,411		50,835
Washington DC	14,475		388		912		15,775		46,156		1,315		1,770		49,241
Denver	10,180		2,615		697		13,492		46,409		9,127		1,150		56,686
Austin	9,555		1,342		2,088		12,985		62,612		7,471		2,871		72,954
Louisville	6,932		3,863		937		11,732		32,921		12,867		1,752		47,540
Other	94,728		8,124		8,657		111,509		302,056		37,444		20,965		360,465
Total	$	319,290	$	35,870	$	26,845	$	382,005	$	1,030,722	$	133,151	$	55,245	$	1,219,118

Trade Receivables

The Company has historically only experienced de minimis credit losses in hotel-level trade receivables. As of September 30, 2020, the Company reviewed its allowance for doubtful accounts and concluded that it was adequate. Because of the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company could experience a delay in payment and collections.

- Definition

The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts.

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

The Company's debt consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Senior Notes	$	496,940	$	500,484
Revolver and Term Loans, net	1,569,024		1,168,793
Mortgage loans, net	524,367		526,430
Debt, net	$	2,590,331	$	2,195,707

Senior Notes

The Company's senior unsecured notes are referred to as the "Senior Notes." The Company's Senior Notes consisted of the following (in thousands):


			Outstanding Borrowings at
	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Senior unsecured notes (1) (2) (3)	6.00%	June 2025	$	496,940	$	500,484

(1)Requires payments of interest only through maturity.

(2)The senior unsecured notes include $22.1 million and $25.6 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to acquisition related fair value adjustments on the senior unsecured notes.

(3)The Company has the option to redeem the senior unsecured notes at a price of 103.0% of face value.

The Senior Notes are subject to a maximum unsecured leverage maintenance covenant, which is based on asset value that is calculated at historical cost. In addition, the Senior Notes are subject to various incurrence covenants that limit the ability of the Company's subsidiary, FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership, to incur additional debt if these covenants are violated. As of September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all maintenance and incurrence covenants associated with the Senior Notes.

Revolver and Term Loans

The Company has the following unsecured credit agreements in place:

•$600.0 million revolving credit facility with a scheduled maturity date of May 18, 2024 and a one year extension option if certain conditions are satisfied (the "Revolver");

•$150.0 million term loan with a scheduled maturity date of January 22, 2022 (the "$150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2022");

•$400.0 million term loan with a scheduled maturity date of January 25, 2023 (the "$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023");

•$225.0 million term loan with a scheduled maturity date of January 25, 2023 (the "$225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023"); and

•$400.0 million term loan with a scheduled maturity date of May 18, 2025 (the "$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2025").

The $150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2022, the $400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023, the $225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023, and the $400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2025 are collectively the "Term Loans."

The Company's unsecured credit agreements consisted of the following (in thousands):


			Outstanding Borrowings at
	Interest Rate at September 30, 2020 (1)	Maturity Date	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Revolver (2)	3.49%	May 2024	$	400,000	$	—
$150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2022	3.88%	January 2022	150,000		150,000
$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023	4.58%	January 2023	400,000		400,000
$225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023	4.58%	January 2023	225,000		225,000
$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2025	3.77%	May 2025	400,000		400,000
			1,575,000		1,175,000
Deferred financing costs, net (3)			(5,976)		(6,207)
Total Revolver and Term Loans, net			$	1,569,024	$	1,168,793

(1)Interest rate at September 30, 2020 gives effect to interest rate hedges.

(2)At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there was $200.0 million and $600.0 million, respectively, undrawn on the Revolver. The Company also has the ability to extend the maturity date for an additional one year period ending May 2025 if certain conditions are satisfied.

(3)Excludes $3.7 million and $3.4 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to deferred financing costs on the Revolver, which are included in prepaid expense and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Revolver and Term Loans are subject to various financial covenants. A summary of the most restrictive covenants is as follows:

Covenant

Compliance

Leverage ratio (1)

<= 7.00x

N/A (3)

Fixed charge coverage ratio (2)

>= 1.50x

N/A (3)

Secured indebtedness ratio

<= 45.0%

N/A (3)

Unencumbered indebtedness ratio

<= 60.0%

N/A (3)

Unencumbered debt service coverage ratio

>= 2.00x

N/A (3)

Maintain minimum liquidity level

>= $125.0 million

Yes

(1)Leverage ratio is net indebtedness, as defined in the Revolver and Term Loan agreements, to corporate earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA"), as defined in the Revolver and Term Loan agreements.

(2)Fixed charge coverage ratio is Adjusted EBITDA, generally defined in the Revolver and Term Loan agreements as EBITDA less furniture, fixtures and equipment ("FF&E") reserves, to fixed charges, which is generally defined in the Revolver and Term Loan agreements as interest expense, all regularly scheduled principal payments, preferred dividends paid, and cash taxes paid.

(3)The Company is not currently required to comply with these covenants, see details below.

In June 2020, the Company amended its Revolver and Term Loans. The amendments suspend the testing of all existing financial maintenance covenants under the Revolver and the Term Loan agreements for all periods through and including the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021 (the “Covenant Relief Period”). In addition, for periods following the Covenant Relief Period, the amendments modify the covenant thresholds for the leverage ratio and unencumbered debt service coverage ratio as follows:

•Increasing the maximum leverage ratio to 8.50x for the first two quarters following the Covenant Relief Period, 8.00x for the third and fourth quarters following the Covenant Relief Period, 7.50x for the fifth quarter following the Covenant Relief Period, and returning to 7.00x for the quarter ending September 30, 2022.

•Reducing the minimum unencumbered debt service coverage ratio to 1.65x for the first three quarters following the Covenant Relief Period until the minimum unencumbered debt service coverage ratio returns to 2.00x for the quarter ending March 31, 2022.

•The Company is required to maintain a minimum liquidity level of $125.0 million.

Pursuant to the amendments and through the date that the financial statements are delivered for the quarter ending June 30, 2021 (the "Restriction Period"), the Company is subject to the following restrictions:

•The net cash proceeds from asset sales, equity issuances and incurrences of indebtedness will, subject to various exceptions, be required to be applied as a mandatory prepayment of certain amounts outstanding under the Revolver and the Term Loans.

•Additional negative covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, make prepayments of other indebtedness, make dividends and distributions (with certain exceptions, including for the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per common share, the payment of a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares and other payments for purposes of maintaining REIT status) and stock repurchases, make approximately $260.0 million of capital expenditures, and make investments, including up to $200.0 million of acquisitions or mergers, in each case, subject to various exceptions.

•Requirement to pledge the equity interests in certain subsidiaries that own unencumbered properties to secure the Revolver and Term Loans. The equity pledge requirement is also required to be satisfied following the Restriction Period until such time as the leverage ratio is no greater than 6.50x for two consecutive fiscal quarters.

The amendments further provide that, until the earlier of (1) the earlier of July 1, 2022 or the day after the end of the fifth quarter immediately following the end of the Covenant Relief Period and (2) such time as the leverage ratio is less than or equal to 7.00x, borrowings under the Revolver and the Term Loan agreements will bear interest, at the Company's election, at a per annum rate of (i) in the case of the Revolver, (a) LIBOR plus a margin of 230 basis points or (b) a base rate plus a margin of 130 basis points, and (ii) in the case of each of the Term Loans, (a) LIBOR plus a margin of 225 basis points or (b) a base rate plus a margin of 125 basis points. The amendments also add a floor of 0.25% to the LIBOR interest rate determination, subject to certain exceptions, under both the Revolver and the Term Loan agreements.

At the Company's election, the Restriction Period and the Covenant Relief Period may be terminated early if the Company is at such time able to comply with the applicable financial covenants. If the Company assesses that it is unlikely to meet the financial covenant thresholds for periods following the Covenant Relief Period, then the Company will seek an extension of the Covenant Relief Period.

Mortgage Loans

The Company's mortgage loans consisted of the following (in thousands):


						Outstanding Borrowings at
	Number of Assets Encumbered	Interest Rate at September 30, 2020		Maturity Date		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Mortgage loan (1)	7	1.67	%	April 2022	(5)	$	200,000	$	200,000
Mortgage loan (2)	1	5.25	%	June 2022		30,554		31,215
Mortgage loan (3)	3	4.95	%	October 2022		87,410		89,299
Mortgage loan (4)	1	4.94	%	October 2022		28,177		28,785
Mortgage loan (1)	4	1.75	%	April 2024	(5)	85,000		85,000
Mortgage loan (1)	3	1.75	%	April 2024	(5)	96,000		96,000


	19					527,141		530,299
Deferred financing costs, net						(2,774)		(3,869)
Total mortgage loans, net						$	524,367	$	526,430

(1)The hotels encumbered by the mortgage loan are cross-collateralized. Requires payments of interest only through maturity.

(2)Includes $0.3 million and $0.5 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to a fair value adjustment on a mortgage loan.

(3)Includes $1.0 million and $1.4 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to fair value adjustments on the mortgage loans.

(4)Includes $0.3 million and $0.4 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to a fair value adjustment on the mortgage loan.

(5)The mortgage loan provides two one year extension options.

Certain mortgage agreements are subject to various maintenance covenants requiring the Company to maintain a minimum debt yield or debt service coverage ratio ("DSCR"). Failure to meet the debt yield or DSCR thresholds is not an event of default, but instead triggers a cash trap event. During the cash trap event, the lender or servicer of the mortgage loan controls cash outflows until the loan is covenant compliant. In addition certain mortgage loans have other requirements including continued operation and maintenance of the hotel property. While operations at certain hotel properties securing the mortgage loans had been temporarily suspended, the business operations remained that of a hotel, not another form of business, and the hotel properties were maintained. At September 30, 2020, five mortgage loans failed to meet the DSCR threshold and were in a cash trap event. The Company was in compliance with all other maintenance covenants associated with the other mortgage loan at September 30, 2020.

Interest Expense

The components of the Company's interest expense consisted of the following (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Senior Notes	$	5,942	$	5,954	$	17,825	$	17,842
Revolver and Term Loans	15,730		10,805		39,087		31,795
Mortgage loans	4,368		5,001		13,483		15,575
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,147		1,116		3,214		3,018
Undesignated interest rate swaps	(1,203)		457		(18)		402
Total interest expense	$	25,984	$	23,333	$	73,591	$	68,632

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

The following interest rate swaps have been designated as cash flow hedges (in thousands):


			Notional value at				Fair value at
Hedge type	Interest rate	Maturity	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019











Swap-cash flow	1.15%	April 2021	$	100,000	$	100,000	$	(649)	$	607
Swap-cash flow	1.20%	April 2021	100,000		100,000		(681)		538
Swap-cash flow	2.15%	April 2021	75,000		75,000		(972)		(590)
Swap-cash flow	1.91%	April 2021	75,000		75,000		(854)		(337)
Swap-cash flow	1.61%	June 2021	50,000		50,000		(617)		(32)
Swap-cash flow	1.56%	June 2021	50,000		50,000		(593)		13
Swap-cash flow	1.71%	June 2021	50,000		50,000		(657)		(109)
Swap-cash flow	2.29%	December 2022	200,000		200,000		(10,188)		(4,587)
Swap-cash flow	2.29%	December 2022	125,000		125,000		(6,362)		(2,859)
Swap-cash flow	2.38%	December 2022	200,000		200,000		(10,627)		(5,155)
Swap-cash flow	2.38%	December 2022	100,000		100,000		(5,311)		(2,574)
Swap-cash flow (1)	2.75%	November 2023	100,000		100,000		(7,939)		(3,590)
Swap-cash flow (2)	2.51%	December 2023	75,000		75,000		(5,365)		(2,120)
Swap-cash flow (2)	2.39%	December 2023	75,000		75,000		(5,093)		(1,858)
Swap-cash flow	1.35%	September 2021	49,000		49,000		(601)		181
Swap-cash flow	1.28%	September 2022	100,000		100,000		(2,343)		690
Swap-cash flow (3)	1.24%	September 2025	150,000		150,000		(6,060)		2,268
Swap-cash flow (4)	1.16%	April 2024	50,000		—		(1,532)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	1.20%	April 2024	50,000		—		(1,595)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	1.15%	April 2024	50,000		—		(1,519)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	1.10%	April 2024	50,000		—		(1,443)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	0.98%	April 2024	25,000		—		(630)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	0.95%	April 2024	25,000		—		(607)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	0.93%	April 2024	25,000		—		(592)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	0.90%	April 2024	25,000		—		(569)		—
Swap-cash flow	0.85%	December 2024	50,000		—		(1,448)		—
Swap-cash flow	0.75%	December 2024	50,000		—		(1,232)		—
Swap-cash flow (5)	0.65%	January 2026	50,000		—		(885)		—
			$	2,124,000	$	1,674,000	$	(76,964)	$	(19,514)

(1)Effective in November 2020.

(2)Effective in January 2021.

(3)Effective in September 2021.

(4)Effective in April 2021.

(5)Effective in July 2021.

The following interest rate swaps have not been designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):


			Notional value at				Fair value at
Derivative type	Interest rate	Maturity	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Interest rate swap (1)	1.80%	September 2020	$	—	$	30,195	$	—	$	(34)
Interest rate swap (1)	1.80%	September 2020	—		75,030		—		(86)
Interest rate swap (1)	1.80%	September 2020	—		32,025		—		(37)
Interest rate swap (1)	1.81%	October 2020	140,378		142,500		(355)		(219)
			$	140,378	$	279,750	$	(355)	$	(376)

(1)During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company discontinued accounting for these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. The Company recognizes all changes in the fair value of these interest rate swaps in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate fair value of the interest rate swap liabilities of $77.3 million and $24.2 million, respectively, was included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate fair value of the interest rate swap assets of $4.3 million was included in prepaid expense and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there was approximately $77.0 million and $19.5 million, respectively, of unrealized losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to interest rate hedges that are effective in offsetting the variable cash flows. There was no ineffectiveness recorded on the designated hedges during the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 or 2019. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, approximately $6.9 million and $13.2 million, respectively, of the amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss were reclassified into interest expense for the interest rate swaps that have been designated as cash flow hedges. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, $1.1 million and $5.6 million, respectively, of the amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss were reclassified into interest expense for the interest rate swaps that have been designated as cash flow hedges. Approximately $27.3 million of the unrealized losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at September 30, 2020 is expected to be reclassified into interest expense within the next 12 months

Fair Value

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value

Fair Value Measurement

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in the principal or most advantageous market. The fair value hierarchy has three levels of inputs, both observable and unobservable:

•Level 1 — Inputs include quoted market prices in an active market for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2 — Inputs are market data, other than Level 1, that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted market prices in an inactive market, and other observable information that can be corroborated by market data.

•Level 3 — Inputs are unobservable and corroborated by little or no market data.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company used the following market assumptions and/or estimation methods:

•Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash reserves, hotel and other receivables, accounts payable and other liabilities — The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate fair value because of their short term maturities.

•Debt — The Company estimated the fair value of the Senior Notes by using publicly available trading prices, which are Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The Company estimated the fair value of the Revolver and Term Loans by using a discounted cash flow model and incorporating various inputs and assumptions for the effective borrowing

rates for debt with similar terms, which are Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The Company estimated the fair value of the mortgage loans by using a discounted cash flow model and incorporating various inputs and assumptions for the effective borrowing rates for debt with similar terms and the loan to estimated fair value of the collateral, which are Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of the Company's debt was as follows (in thousands):


	September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Senior Notes	$	496,940	$	467,765	$	500,484	$	497,835
Revolver and Term Loans, net	1,569,024		1,525,375		1,168,793		1,176,068
Mortgage loans, net	524,367		512,744		526,430		532,249
Debt, net	$	2,590,331	$	2,505,884	$	2,195,707	$	2,206,152

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2020 (in thousands):


	Fair Value at September 30, 2020
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Interest rate swap liability	$	—	$	(77,319)	$	—	$	(77,319)
Total	$	—	$	(77,319)	$	—	$	(77,319)

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 (in thousands):


	Fair Value at December 31, 2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Interest rate swap asset	$	—	$	4,297	$	—	$	4,297
Interest rate swap liability	—		(24,187)		—		(24,187)
Total	$	—	$	(19,890)	$	—	$	(19,890)

The fair values of the derivative financial instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows for each derivative. The Company determined that the significant inputs, such as interest yield curves and discount rates, used to value its derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and that the credit valuation adjustments associated with the Company’s counterparties and its own credit risk utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by itself and its counterparties. As of September 30, 2020, the Company assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of its derivative positions and determined that the credit valuation adjustments were not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. As a result, the Company determined that its derivative valuations in their entirety are classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, subject to certain adjustments and excluding any net capital gain, to shareholders. The Company’s intention is to adhere to the REIT qualification requirements and to maintain its qualification for taxation as a REIT. As a REIT, the Company is generally not subject to federal corporate income tax on the portion of taxable income that is distributed to shareholders. If the Company fails to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal income taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and it may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years. As a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to U.S. federal income and excise taxes on undistributed taxable income. The Company’s TRSs will generally be subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income taxes at the applicable rates. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases, and for net operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted income tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be realized or settled. The effect on the deferred tax assets and liabilities from a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period when the new rate is enacted. However, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will be realized based on consideration of all available evidence, including the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future projected taxable income and tax planning strategies. Valuation allowances are provided if, based upon the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based upon the available objective evidence at September 30, 2020, the Company determined it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets related to the net operating loss ("NOL") carryforwards of its primary TRS would not be utilized in future periods. The Company considered all available evidence, both positive and negative, including cumulative losses in recent years and its current forecast of future income in its analysis. As a result, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance against these deferred tax assets and recorded a deferred tax expense of $64.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020. The Company had no accruals for tax uncertainties as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Restricted Cash Reserves The Company is obligated to maintain cash reserve funds for future capital expenditures at the hotels (including the periodic replacement or refurbishment of FF&E as determined pursuant to the management agreements, franchise agreements and/or mortgage loan documents). The management agreements, franchise agreements and/or mortgage loan documents require the Company to reserve cash ranging typically from 3.0% to 5.0% of the individual hotel’s revenues. Any unexpended amounts will remain the property of the Company upon termination of the management agreements, franchise agreements or mortgage loan documents. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, approximately $42.7 million and $44.7 million, respectively, was available in the restricted cash reserves for future capital expenditures, real estate taxes and insurance. In addition, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations, the Company has worked with the hotel brands, third-party managers and lenders to allow the use of available restricted cash reserves to cover operating shortfalls at certain hotels. Litigation Other than the legal proceeding mentioned below, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently involved in any regulatory or legal proceedings that management believes will have a material and adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Prior to the Company's merger with FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. ("FelCor"), an affiliate of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG"), which previously managed three of FelCor's hotels, notified FelCor that National Retirement Fund ("NRF") had assessed an employee withdrawal liability, with required quarterly payments including interest, in connection with the termination of IHG’s management of those hotels. In October 2020, the Company entered into an agreement with IHG and NRF resolving this dispute. Management Agreements As of September 30, 2020, 103 of the Company's hotel properties were operated pursuant to long-term management agreements with initial terms ranging from one to 25 years. This number includes 29 hotel properties that receive the benefits of a franchise agreement pursuant to management agreements with Hilton, Hyatt, or Marriott. Each management company receives a base management fee between 1.75% and 3.5% of hotel revenues. Management agreements that include the benefits of a franchise agreement incur a base management fee between 3.0% and 7.0% of hotel revenues. The management companies are also eligible to receive an incentive management fee if hotel operating income, as defined in the management agreements, exceeds certain thresholds. The incentive management fee is generally calculated as a percentage of hotel operating income after the Company has received a priority return on its investment in the hotel. Management fees are included in management and franchise fee expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred management fee expense of approximately $2.3 million and $10.9 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred management fee expense of approximately $9.0 million and $36.8 million, respectively. Franchise Agreements As of September 30, 2020, 73 of the Company’s hotel properties were operated under franchise agreements with initial terms ranging from one to 30 years. This number excludes 29 hotel properties that receive the benefits of a franchise agreement pursuant to management agreements with Hilton, Hyatt, or Marriott. In addition, one hotel is not operated with a hotel brand so it does not have a franchise agreement. Franchise agreements allow the hotel properties to operate under the respective brands. Pursuant to the franchise agreements, the Company pays a royalty fee, between 3.0% and 6.0% of room revenue, plus additional fees for marketing, central reservation systems and other franchisor costs between 1.0% and 4.3% of room revenue. Certain hotels are also charged a royalty fee of 3.0% of food and beverage revenues. Franchise fees are included in management and franchise fee expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred franchise fee expense of approximately $4.7 million and $20.3 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred franchise fee expense of approximately $17.4 million and $59.6 million, respectively. Wyndham Agreements Prior to January 1, 2020, the Wyndham management agreements guaranteed minimum levels of annual net operating income at each of the Wyndham-managed hotels. In 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Wyndham to terminate the net operating income guarantee effective December 31, 2019 and received termination payments totaling $36.0 million from Wyndham, which amount is included in advance deposits and deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Effective January 1, 2020, the Company began recognizing the termination payments over the estimated term of the transitional agreements as a reduction to management and franchise fee expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized approximately $4.4 million and $13.2 million, respectively, as a reduction to management and franchise fee expense related to the amortization of the termination payments. Other During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred approximately $8.0 million and $8.2 million, respectively, in corporate- and property-level severance costs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This amount includes $6.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 related to severance for associates at the Company's New York City hotels operating under collective bargaining agreements. The severance costs are included in other operating expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Equity	9 Months Ended
Equity	Sep. 30, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
Equity	Equity Common Shares of Beneficial Interest On February 14, 2020, the Company's board of trustees approved a new share repurchase program to repurchase up to $250.0 million of common shares from March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021 (the "2020 Share Repurchase Program"). During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company repurchased and retired 5,489,335 common shares for approximately $62.6 million, of which $26.0 million was repurchased under a share repurchase program authorized by the Company's board of trustees in 2019, which expired February 29, 2020 (the "2019 Share Repurchase Program"), and $36.6 million was repurchased under the 2020 Share Repurchase Program. As of September 30, 2020, the 2020 Share Repurchase Program had a remaining capacity of $213.4 million. In April 2020, however, the Company suspended further repurchases of its common shares pursuant to the 2020 Share Repurchase Program due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company repurchased and retired 3,836,582 common shares for approximately $65.6 million, of which $10.3 million was repurchased under a share repurchase program that expired February 28, 2019 and $55.3 million was repurchased under the 2019 Share Repurchase Program. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per common share in each of the first, second and third quarters of 2020. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.33 per common share in each of the first, second and third quarters of 2019. Series A Preferred Shares In April 2020, the Company suspended repurchases of its Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to the 2020 Share Repurchase Program due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not repurchase any Series A Preferred Shares. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.4875 on each Series A Preferred Share in each of the first, second and third quarters of 2020 and 2019. Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Joint Ventures The Company consolidates the joint venture that owns the DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel New York City, which has a third-party partner that owns a noncontrolling 1.7% ownership interest in the joint venture. In addition, the Company consolidates the joint venture that owns The Knickerbocker, which has a third-party partner that owns a noncontrolling 5% ownership interest in the joint venture. The third-party ownership interests are included in the noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures on the consolidated balance sheets. Noncontrolling Interest in the Operating Partnership The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership, which is a majority-owned limited partnership that has a noncontrolling interest. The outstanding OP units held by the limited partners are redeemable for cash, or at the option of the Company, for a like number of common shares. As of September 30, 2020, 772,293 outstanding OP units were held by the limited partners. The noncontrolling interest is included in the noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership on the consolidated balance sheets.

Equity Incentive Plan

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Equity Incentive Plan

The Company may issue share-based awards to officers, employees, non-employee trustees and other eligible persons under the RLJ Lodging Trust 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan"). The 2015 Plan provides for a maximum of 7,500,000 common shares to be issued in the form of share options, share appreciation rights, restricted share awards, unrestricted share awards, share units, dividend equivalent rights, long-term incentive units, other equity-based awards and cash bonus awards.

Share Awards

From time to time, the Company may award unvested restricted shares under the 2015 Plan as compensation to officers, employees and non-employee trustees. The issued shares vest over a period of time as determined by the board of trustees at the date of grant. The Company recognizes compensation expense for time-based unvested restricted shares on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based upon the fair market value of the shares on the date of issuance, adjusted for forfeitures.

Non-employee trustees may also elect to receive unrestricted shares under the 2015 Plan as compensation that would otherwise be paid in cash for their services. The shares issued to non-employee trustees in lieu of cash compensation are unrestricted and include no vesting conditions. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the unrestricted shares issued in lieu of cash compensation on the date of issuance based upon the fair market value of the shares on that date.

A summary of the unvested restricted shares as of September 30, 2020 is as follows:


	2020
	Number of Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2020	940,202	$	20.21
Granted (1)	801,463	11.95
Vested	(406,980)	20.29
Forfeited	(8,434)	19.43
Unvested at September 30, 2020	1,326,251	$	15.20

(1)During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued restricted shares to officers and employees that vest on an annual basis over service periods between two and four years.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized approximately $2.3 million and $6.6 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense related to restricted share awards. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized approximately $2.2 million and $6.5 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense related to restricted share awards. As of September 30, 2020, there was $16.2 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested restricted share awards and these costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years. The total fair value of the shares vested (calculated as the number of shares multiplied by the vesting date share price) during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was approximately $4.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively.

Performance Units

From time to time, the Company may award performance units under the 2015 Plan as compensation to officers and employees. The performance units vest over a four year period, including three years of performance-based vesting (the “performance units measurement period”) plus an additional one year of time-based vesting. These performance units may convert into restricted shares at a range of 0% to 200% of the number of performance units granted contingent upon the Company achieving an absolute total shareholder return (40% of award) and a relative total shareholder return (60% of award) over the measurement period at specified percentiles of the peer group, as defined by the awards. If at the end of the performance units measurement period the target criterion is met, then 50% of the performance units that are earned will vest at the end of the measurement period. The remaining 50% convert to restricted shares that will vest on the one year anniversary of the end of the measurement period. The award recipients will not be entitled to receive any dividends prior to the date of conversion. For any restricted shares issued upon conversion, the award recipient will be entitled to receive payment of an amount equal to all dividends that would have been paid if such restricted shares had been issued at the beginning of the performance units measurement period. The fair value of the performance units is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation, and an expected term equal to the requisite service period for the awards of four years. The Company estimates the compensation expense for the performance units on a straight-line basis using a calculation that recognizes 50% of the grant date fair value over three years and 50% of the grant date fair value over four years.

A summary of the performance unit awards is as follows:


Date of Award	Number of Units Granted	Grant Date Fair Value	Conversion Range	Risk Free Interest Rate	Volatility
February 2017 (1)	259,000	$14.93	0% to 150%	1.57%	25.73%
February 2018	264,000	$13.99	0% to 150%	2.42%	27.44%
February 2019	260,000	$19.16	0% to 200%	2.52%	27.19%
February 2020	489,000	$12.06	0% to 200%	1.08%	23.46%

(1) In February 2020, following the end of the measurement period, the Company did not meet certain target criterion and no performance units were converted into restricted shares.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized approximately $0.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense related to the performance unit awards. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized approximately $0.7 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of

share-based compensation expense related to the performance unit awards. As of September 30, 2020, there was $8.1 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to the performance unit awards and these costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years.

As of September 30, 2020, there were 762,185 common shares available for future grant under the 2015 Plan, which includes potential common shares that may convert from performance units if certain target criterion is met.

Earnings per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period excluding the weighted-average number of unvested restricted shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus any shares that could potentially be outstanding during the period. The potential shares consist of the unvested restricted share grants and unvested performance units, calculated using the treasury stock method. Any anti-dilutive shares have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.

Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating shares and are considered in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. If there were any undistributed earnings allocable to the participating shares, they would be deducted from net income attributable to common shareholders used in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations.

The limited partners’ outstanding OP units (which may be redeemed for common shares under certain circumstances) have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as there was no effect on the amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, since the limited partners’ share of income would also be added back to net income attributable to common shareholders.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share is as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to RLJ	$	(173,101)	$	32,463	$	(317,499)	$	93,160
Less: Preferred dividends	(6,279)		(6,279)		(18,836)		(18,836)
Less: Dividends paid on unvested restricted shares	(13)		(342)		(42)		(1,032)
Less: Undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares	—		—		—		—
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares	$	(179,393)	$	25,842	$	(336,377)	$	73,292

Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares - basic	163,609,865		170,495,699		164,763,540		171,976,429
Unvested restricted shares	—		105,088		—		90,044

Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted	163,609,865		170,600,787		164,763,540		172,066,473

Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - basic	$	(1.10)	$	0.15	$	(2.04)	$	0.43

Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - diluted	$	(1.10)	$	0.15	$	(2.04)	$	0.43

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation	Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation The unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") applicable to financial information. The unaudited financial statements include all adjustments that are necessary, in the opinion of management, to fairly state the consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive income, statements of changes in equity and statements of cash flows. The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2020. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and joint ventures in which the Company has a majority voting interest and control. For the controlled subsidiaries that are not wholly-owned, the third-party ownership interest represents a noncontrolling interest, which is presented separately in the consolidated financial statements. The Company also records the real estate interests in two joint ventures in which it holds an indirect 50% interest using the equity method of accounting. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets and liabilities and the amounts of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Given the additional and unforeseen effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, these estimates have become more challenging, and actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which modifies the measurement approach for credit losses on financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis from an "incurred loss" method to an "expected loss" method. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. The Company adopted this new standard on January 1, 2020. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The guidance modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing or modifying some of the disclosures, while also adding new disclosures. The Company adopted this new standard on January 1, 2020. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The guidance provides optional expedients for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or another reference rate expected to be discontinued at the end of 2021 because of reference rate reform. The guidance is effective immediately and expires on December 31, 2022. Based on the Company's assessment, the adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Management Agreements	Management Agreements As of September 30, 2020, 103 of the Company's hotel properties were operated pursuant to long-term management agreements with initial terms ranging from one to 25 years. This number includes 29 hotel properties that receive the benefits of a franchise agreement pursuant to management agreements with Hilton, Hyatt, or Marriott. Each management company receives a base management fee between 1.75% and 3.5% of hotel revenues. Management agreements that include the benefits of a franchise agreement incur a base management fee between 3.0% and 7.0% of hotel revenues. The management companies are also eligible to receive an incentive management fee if hotel operating income, as defined in the management agreements, exceeds certain thresholds. The incentive management fee is generally calculated as a percentage of hotel operating income after the Company has received a priority return on its investment in the hotel. Management fees are included in management and franchise fee expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred management fee expense of approximately $2.3 million and $10.9 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred management fee expense of approximately $9.0 million and $36.8 million, respectively.
Franchise Agreements	Franchise Agreements As of September 30, 2020, 73 of the Company’s hotel properties were operated under franchise agreements with initial terms ranging from one to 30 years. This number excludes 29 hotel properties that receive the benefits of a franchise agreement pursuant to management agreements with Hilton, Hyatt, or Marriott. In addition, one hotel is not operated with a hotel brand so it does not have a franchise agreement. Franchise agreements allow the hotel properties to operate under the respective brands. Pursuant to the franchise agreements, the Company pays a royalty fee, between 3.0% and 6.0% of room revenue, plus additional fees for marketing, central reservation systems and other franchisor costs between 1.0% and 4.3% of room revenue. Certain hotels are also charged a royalty fee of 3.0% of food and beverage revenues. Franchise fees are included in management and franchise fee expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred franchise fee expense of approximately $4.7 million and $20.3 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred franchise fee expense of approximately $17.4 million and $59.6 million, respectively.
Share-Based Compensation	Share Awards From time to time, the Company may award unvested restricted shares under the 2015 Plan as compensation to officers, employees and non-employee trustees. The issued shares vest over a period of time as determined by the board of trustees at the date of grant. The Company recognizes compensation expense for time-based unvested restricted shares on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based upon the fair market value of the shares on the date of issuance, adjusted for forfeitures. Non-employee trustees may also elect to receive unrestricted shares under the 2015 Plan as compensation that would otherwise be paid in cash for their services. The shares issued to non-employee trustees in lieu of cash compensation are unrestricted and include no vesting conditions. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the unrestricted shares issued in lieu of cash compensation on the date of issuance based upon the fair market value of the shares on that date.
Earnings Per Share	Basic earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period excluding the weighted-average number of unvested restricted shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus any shares that could potentially be outstanding during the period. The potential shares consist of the unvested restricted share grants and unvested performance units, calculated using the treasury stock method. Any anti-dilutive shares have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation. Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating shares and are considered in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. If there were any undistributed earnings allocable to the participating shares, they would be deducted from net income attributable to common shareholders used in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations. The limited partners’ outstanding OP units (which may be redeemed for common shares under certain circumstances) have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as there was no effect on the amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, since the limited partners’ share of income would also be added back to net income attributable to common shareholders.

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Investment In Unconsolidated Entities

The following table summarizes the components of the Company's investments in unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands):


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Equity basis of the joint venture investments	$	(6,585)	$	(4,236)
Cost of the joint venture investments in excess of the joint venture book value	13,641		19,407
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$	7,056	$	15,171

Schedule of Components of Equity In Income (Loss) from Unconsolidated Entities

The following table summarizes the components of the Company's equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Operating (loss) income	$	(993)	$	145	$	(824)	$	989
Depreciation of cost in excess of book value	(280)		(280)		(839)		(985)
Impairment loss	(6,533)		—		(6,533)		—
Loss on sale	—		—		—		(2,923)
Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	(7,806)	$	(135)	$	(8,196)	$	(2,919)

Sale of Hotel Properties (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of property disposed of during period

The following table discloses the hotel properties that were sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

Hotel Property Name

Location

Sale Date

Rooms

Courtyard Boulder Longmont

Longmont, CO

June 25, 2019

Courtyard Salt Lake City Airport

Salt Lake City, UT

June 25, 2019

154

Courtyard Fort Lauderdale SW Miramar

Miramar, FL

June 25, 2019

128

Courtyard Austin Airport

Austin, TX

June 25, 2019

150

Fairfield Inn & Suites San Antonio Downtown

San Antonio, TX

June 25, 2019

110

Hampton Inn & Suites Clearwater St. Petersburg

Clearwater, FL

June 25, 2019

128

Hampton Inn Fort Walton Beach

Fort Walton, FL

June 25, 2019

100

Hampton Inn & Suites Denver Tech Center

Denver, CO

June 25, 2019

123

Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Airport Central

West Palm Beach, FL

June 25, 2019

105

Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

June 25, 2019

168

Hilton Garden Inn West Palm Beach Airport

West Palm Beach, FL

June 25, 2019

100

Hilton Garden Inn Durham Raleigh Research Triangle Park

Durham, NC

June 25, 2019

177

Residence Inn Longmont Boulder

Longmont, CO

June 25, 2019

Residence Inn Detroit Novi

Novi, MI

June 25, 2019

107

Residence Inn Chicago Oak Brook

Oak Brook, IL

June 25, 2019

156

Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Plantation

Plantation, FL

June 25, 2019

138

Residence Inn Salt Lake City Airport

Salt Lake City, UT

June 25, 2019

104

Residence Inn San Antonio Downtown Market Square

San Antonio, TX

June 25, 2019

Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale SW Miramar

Miramar, FL

June 25, 2019

130

Residence Inn Silver Spring

Silver Spring, MD

June 25, 2019

130

Springhill Suites Boulder Longmont

Longmont, CO

June 25, 2019

Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort

Myrtle Beach, SC

June 27, 2019

255

Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort

Myrtle Beach, SC

June 27, 2019

385

Courtyard Austin Northwest Arboretum

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

102

Courtyard Denver West Golden

Golden, CO

August 14, 2019

110

Courtyard Boulder Louisville

Louisville, CO

August 14, 2019

154

Courtyard Louisville Northeast

Louisville, KY

August 14, 2019

114

Courtyard South Bend Mishawaka

Mishawaka, IN

August 14, 2019

Hampton Inn Houston Galleria

Houston, TX

August 14, 2019

176

Hyatt House Houston Galleria

Houston, TX

August 14, 2019

147

Hyatt House Austin Arboretum

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

131

Hyatt House Dallas Lincoln Park

Dallas, TX

August 14, 2019

155

Hyatt House Dallas Uptown

Dallas, TX

August 14, 2019

141

Residence Inn Austin Northwest Arboretum

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Austin North Parmer Lane

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Denver West Golden

Golden, CO

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Boulder Louisville

Louisville, CO

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Louisville Northeast

Louisville, KY

August 14, 2019

102

Springhill Suites Austin North Parmer Lane

Austin, TX

August 14, 2019

132

Springhill Suites Louisville Hurstbourne North

Louisville, KY

August 14, 2019

142

Springhill Suites South Bend Mishawaka

Mishawaka, IN

August 14, 2019

Residence Inn Columbia

Columbia, MD

September 12, 2019

108

Total

5,422

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of information related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company recognized revenue from the following geographic markets (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30, 2020								For the three months ended September 30, 2019
	Room Revenue		Food and Beverage Revenue		Other Revenue		Total Revenue		Room Revenue		Food and Beverage Revenue		Other Revenue		Total Revenue
Southern California	$	13,925	$	496	$	1,566	$	15,987	$	37,153	$	4,062	$	2,991	$	44,206
South Florida	7,743		847		883		9,473		18,296		4,123		1,912		24,331
Northern California	7,044		123		796		7,963		52,812		4,560		1,514		58,886
Chicago	6,633		981		289		7,903		19,915		3,334		576		23,825
Washington, DC	3,720		18		273		4,011		13,708		448		610		14,766
New York City	3,385		23		106		3,514		34,085		4,062		1,289		39,436
Denver	2,730		341		274		3,345		15,016		2,961		446		18,423
Houston	2,775		29		341		3,145		12,850		815		1,017		14,682
Austin	1,522		53		329		1,904		15,287		2,109		850		18,246
Louisville	742		85		66		893		9,652		4,507		629		14,788
Other	22,326		835		2,633		25,794		85,421		8,466		5,648		99,535
Total	$	72,545	$	3,831	$	7,556	$	83,932	$	314,195	$	39,447	$	17,482	$	371,124


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2020								For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
	Room Revenue		Food and Beverage Revenue		Other Revenue		Total Revenue		Room Revenue		Food and Beverage Revenue		Other Revenue		Total Revenue
Southern California	$	42,848	$	3,627	$	4,364	$	50,839	$	99,299	$	11,298	$	7,605	$	118,202
South Florida	41,315		5,487		3,126		49,928		92,990		15,117		6,164		114,271
Northern California	43,271		3,923		2,584		49,778		155,915		14,446		4,520		174,881
New York City	22,298		2,163		1,105		25,566		92,785		11,417		3,449		107,651
Chicago	18,511		3,588		894		22,993		54,953		9,851		1,588		66,392
Houston	15,177		750		1,481		17,408		44,626		2,798		3,411		50,835
Washington DC	14,475		388		912		15,775		46,156		1,315		1,770		49,241
Denver	10,180		2,615		697		13,492		46,409		9,127		1,150		56,686
Austin	9,555		1,342		2,088		12,985		62,612		7,471		2,871		72,954
Louisville	6,932		3,863		937		11,732		32,921		12,867		1,752		47,540
Other	94,728		8,124		8,657		111,509		302,056		37,444		20,965		360,465
Total	$	319,290	$	35,870	$	26,845	$	382,005	$	1,030,722	$	133,151	$	55,245	$	1,219,118

Trade Receivables

Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

The Company's debt consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Senior Notes	$	496,940	$	500,484
Revolver and Term Loans, net	1,569,024		1,168,793
Mortgage loans, net	524,367		526,430
Debt, net	$	2,590,331	$	2,195,707

Schedule of Senior Notes

The Company's senior unsecured notes are referred to as the "Senior Notes." The Company's Senior Notes consisted of the following (in thousands):


			Outstanding Borrowings at
	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Senior unsecured notes (1) (2) (3)	6.00%	June 2025	$	496,940	$	500,484

(1)Requires payments of interest only through maturity.

(3)The Company has the option to redeem the senior unsecured notes at a price of 103.0% of face value.

Schedule of Revolver and Term Loans

The Company's unsecured credit agreements consisted of the following (in thousands):


			Outstanding Borrowings at
	Interest Rate at September 30, 2020 (1)	Maturity Date	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Revolver (2)	3.49%	May 2024	$	400,000	$	—
$150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2022	3.88%	January 2022	150,000		150,000
$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023	4.58%	January 2023	400,000		400,000
$225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023	4.58%	January 2023	225,000		225,000
$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2025	3.77%	May 2025	400,000		400,000
			1,575,000		1,175,000
Deferred financing costs, net (3)			(5,976)		(6,207)
Total Revolver and Term Loans, net			$	1,569,024	$	1,168,793

(1)Interest rate at September 30, 2020 gives effect to interest rate hedges.

Schedule Of Debt Instrument Covenants

The Revolver and Term Loans are subject to various financial covenants. A summary of the most restrictive covenants is as follows:

Covenant

Compliance

Leverage ratio (1)

<= 7.00x

N/A (3)

Fixed charge coverage ratio (2)

>= 1.50x

N/A (3)

Secured indebtedness ratio

<= 45.0%

N/A (3)

Unencumbered indebtedness ratio

<= 60.0%

N/A (3)

Unencumbered debt service coverage ratio

>= 2.00x

N/A (3)

Maintain minimum liquidity level

>= $125.0 million

Yes

(3)The Company is not currently required to comply with these covenants, see details below.

Schedule of mortgage loans

The Company's mortgage loans consisted of the following (in thousands):


						Outstanding Borrowings at
	Number of Assets Encumbered	Interest Rate at September 30, 2020		Maturity Date		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Mortgage loan (1)	7	1.67	%	April 2022	(5)	$	200,000	$	200,000
Mortgage loan (2)	1	5.25	%	June 2022		30,554		31,215
Mortgage loan (3)	3	4.95	%	October 2022		87,410		89,299
Mortgage loan (4)	1	4.94	%	October 2022		28,177		28,785
Mortgage loan (1)	4	1.75	%	April 2024	(5)	85,000		85,000
Mortgage loan (1)	3	1.75	%	April 2024	(5)	96,000		96,000


	19					527,141		530,299
Deferred financing costs, net						(2,774)		(3,869)
Total mortgage loans, net						$	524,367	$	526,430

(1)The hotels encumbered by the mortgage loan are cross-collateralized. Requires payments of interest only through maturity.

(2)Includes $0.3 million and $0.5 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to a fair value adjustment on a mortgage loan.

(3)Includes $1.0 million and $1.4 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to fair value adjustments on the mortgage loans.

(4)Includes $0.3 million and $0.4 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to a fair value adjustment on the mortgage loan.

(5)The mortgage loan provides two one year extension options.

Schedule of Interest Expense Components

The components of the Company's interest expense consisted of the following (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Senior Notes	$	5,942	$	5,954	$	17,825	$	17,842
Revolver and Term Loans	15,730		10,805		39,087		31,795
Mortgage loans	4,368		5,001		13,483		15,575
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,147		1,116		3,214		3,018
Undesignated interest rate swaps	(1,203)		457		(18)		402
Total interest expense	$	25,984	$	23,333	$	73,591	$	68,632

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Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of interest rate swaps

The following interest rate swaps have been designated as cash flow hedges (in thousands):


			Notional value at				Fair value at
Hedge type	Interest rate	Maturity	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019











Swap-cash flow	1.15%	April 2021	$	100,000	$	100,000	$	(649)	$	607
Swap-cash flow	1.20%	April 2021	100,000		100,000		(681)		538
Swap-cash flow	2.15%	April 2021	75,000		75,000		(972)		(590)
Swap-cash flow	1.91%	April 2021	75,000		75,000		(854)		(337)
Swap-cash flow	1.61%	June 2021	50,000		50,000		(617)		(32)
Swap-cash flow	1.56%	June 2021	50,000		50,000		(593)		13
Swap-cash flow	1.71%	June 2021	50,000		50,000		(657)		(109)
Swap-cash flow	2.29%	December 2022	200,000		200,000		(10,188)		(4,587)
Swap-cash flow	2.29%	December 2022	125,000		125,000		(6,362)		(2,859)
Swap-cash flow	2.38%	December 2022	200,000		200,000		(10,627)		(5,155)
Swap-cash flow	2.38%	December 2022	100,000		100,000		(5,311)		(2,574)
Swap-cash flow (1)	2.75%	November 2023	100,000		100,000		(7,939)		(3,590)
Swap-cash flow (2)	2.51%	December 2023	75,000		75,000		(5,365)		(2,120)
Swap-cash flow (2)	2.39%	December 2023	75,000		75,000		(5,093)		(1,858)
Swap-cash flow	1.35%	September 2021	49,000		49,000		(601)		181
Swap-cash flow	1.28%	September 2022	100,000		100,000		(2,343)		690
Swap-cash flow (3)	1.24%	September 2025	150,000		150,000		(6,060)		2,268
Swap-cash flow (4)	1.16%	April 2024	50,000		—		(1,532)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	1.20%	April 2024	50,000		—		(1,595)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	1.15%	April 2024	50,000		—		(1,519)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	1.10%	April 2024	50,000		—		(1,443)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	0.98%	April 2024	25,000		—		(630)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	0.95%	April 2024	25,000		—		(607)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	0.93%	April 2024	25,000		—		(592)		—
Swap-cash flow (4)	0.90%	April 2024	25,000		—		(569)		—
Swap-cash flow	0.85%	December 2024	50,000		—		(1,448)		—
Swap-cash flow	0.75%	December 2024	50,000		—		(1,232)		—
Swap-cash flow (5)	0.65%	January 2026	50,000		—		(885)		—
			$	2,124,000	$	1,674,000	$	(76,964)	$	(19,514)

(1)Effective in November 2020.

(2)Effective in January 2021.

(3)Effective in September 2021.

(4)Effective in April 2021.

(5)Effective in July 2021.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

The following interest rate swaps have not been designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):


			Notional value at				Fair value at
Derivative type	Interest rate	Maturity	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019		September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Interest rate swap (1)	1.80%	September 2020	$	—	$	30,195	$	—	$	(34)
Interest rate swap (1)	1.80%	September 2020	—		75,030		—		(86)
Interest rate swap (1)	1.80%	September 2020	—		32,025		—		(37)
Interest rate swap (1)	1.81%	October 2020	140,378		142,500		(355)		(219)
			$	140,378	$	279,750	$	(355)	$	(376)

Fair Value (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments

The fair value of the Company's debt was as follows (in thousands):


	September 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Senior Notes	$	496,940	$	467,765	$	500,484	$	497,835
Revolver and Term Loans, net	1,569,024		1,525,375		1,168,793		1,176,068
Mortgage loans, net	524,367		512,744		526,430		532,249
Debt, net	$	2,590,331	$	2,505,884	$	2,195,707	$	2,206,152

Schedule of fair value hierarchy for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2020 (in thousands):


	Fair Value at September 30, 2020
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total

Interest rate swap liability	$	—	$	(77,319)	$	—	$	(77,319)
Total	$	—	$	(77,319)	$	—	$	(77,319)

The following table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 (in thousands):


	Fair Value at December 31, 2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Interest rate swap asset	$	—	$	4,297	$	—	$	4,297
Interest rate swap liability	—		(24,187)		—		(24,187)
Total	$	—	$	(19,890)	$	—	$	(19,890)

Equity Incentive Plan (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Equity Incentive Plan

Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Performance-Based Units, Vested and Expected to Vest [Table Text Block]

A summary of the performance unit awards is as follows:


Date of Award	Number of Units Granted	Grant Date Fair Value	Conversion Range	Risk Free Interest Rate	Volatility
February 2017 (1)	259,000	$14.93	0% to 150%	1.57%	25.73%
February 2018	264,000	$13.99	0% to 150%	2.42%	27.44%
February 2019	260,000	$19.16	0% to 200%	2.52%	27.19%
February 2020	489,000	$12.06	0% to 200%	1.08%	23.46%

(1) In February 2020, following the end of the measurement period, the Company did not meet certain target criterion and no performance units were converted into restricted shares.

Restricted share awards

Equity Incentive Plan

Summary of the unvested restricted shares

A summary of the unvested restricted shares as of September 30, 2020 is as follows:


	2020
	Number of Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2020	940,202	$	20.21
Granted (1)	801,463	11.95
Vested	(406,980)	20.29
Forfeited	(8,434)	19.43
Unvested at September 30, 2020	1,326,251	$	15.20

(1)During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued restricted shares to officers and employees that vest on an annual basis over service periods between two and four years.

Earnings per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share is as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to RLJ	$	(173,101)	$	32,463	$	(317,499)	$	93,160
Less: Preferred dividends	(6,279)		(6,279)		(18,836)		(18,836)
Less: Dividends paid on unvested restricted shares	(13)		(342)		(42)		(1,032)
Less: Undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares	—		—		—		—
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares	$	(179,393)	$	25,842	$	(336,377)	$	73,292

Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares - basic	163,609,865		170,495,699		164,763,540		171,976,429
Unvested restricted shares	—		105,088		—		90,044

Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted	163,609,865		170,600,787		164,763,540		172,066,473

Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - basic	$	(1.10)	$	0.15	$	(2.04)	$	0.43

Net (loss) income per share attributable to common shareholders - diluted	$	(1.10)	$	0.15	$	(2.04)	$	0.43

General (Details)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
General (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property room state $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property room state $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 05, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 hotel
Sale of Stock
OP units outstanding (in units) \| shares	165,794,529			165,794,529
Company's Ownership interest in OP units through a combination of direct and indirect interests (as a percent)				99.50%
Number of Real Estate Properties	104			104					29
Number of hotel rooms owned \| room	22,700			22,700
Number of states in which hotels owned by the entity are located \| state	23			23
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%			50.00%
Dividends \| $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.33	$ 0.01	$ 0.33
Cash and cash equivalents \| $	$ 995,963,000			$ 995,963,000	$ 845,882,000		$ 882,474,000
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents \| $	$ 1,038,649,000			$ 1,038,649,000	$ 894,492,000		$ 927,160,000	$ 384,842,000
Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel New York City (Joint Venture)
Sale of Stock
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)				98.30%
Wholly Owned Properties [Member]
Sale of Stock
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	100			100
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)				100.00%
Consolidated Properties [Member]
Sale of Stock
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	102			102
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Sale of Stock
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	2			2			2
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%			50.00%			50.00%
Leased Hotel Properties [Member]
Sale of Stock
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	103			103
Operations Suspended [Member]
Sale of Stock
Number of Real Estate Properties	57			57
Operations Resumed [Member]
Sale of Stock
Number of Real Estate Properties	47			47
Operations Resumed [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Sale of Stock
Number of Real Estate Properties						3
Ninety Five Percent Owned [Member] \| Partially Owned Properties [Member]
Sale of Stock
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)				95.00%
Fifty Percent Owned [Member] \| Partially Owned Properties [Member]
Sale of Stock
Hotel property ownership interest (as a percent)				50.00%
Line of Credit \| The Revolver
Sale of Stock
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding \| $	$ 400,000,000.0			$ 400,000,000.0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| $	$ 600,000,000.0			$ 600,000,000.0

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) joint_venture	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Real Estate Interests, Number of Joint Ventures \| joint_venture	2
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 140,283	$ 144,358
Accounts payable and other liabilities	205,730	183,408
Operating Lease, Liability	$ 119,192	$ 121,154

Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2016 hotel
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%		50.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties	104		104			29
Equity Method Investments	$ 7,056		$ 7,056		$ 15,171
Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ (7,806)	$ (135)	$ (8,196)	$ (2,919)
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	2		2		2
Impairment loss to write down investment in joint venture	$ 6,500
Operating (loss) income
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	(6,585)		$ (6,585)		$ (4,236)
Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	(993)	145	(824)	989
Depreciation of cost in excess of book value
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	13,641		13,641		$ 19,407
Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	(280)	(280)	(839)	(985)
Impairment loss
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	(6,533)	0	(6,533)	0
Loss on sale
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity in loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (2,923)

Sale of Hotel Properties (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 12, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 14, 2019 USD ($) hotel	Jun. 27, 2019 USD ($) hotel	Jun. 25, 2019 USD ($) hotel	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) hotel increment
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net						$ 485	$ 623,575
Disposals 2019 [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Hotel properties sold, Number \| hotel		18	2	21			42
Disposal Group, Number of Transactions \| increment							4
Proceeds from the sale of hotel properties, net	$ 12,700	$ 175,400	$ 153,300	$ 311,900			$ 653,400
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	$ 300	$ (49,000)	$ (21,500)	$ 44,400	$ (25,900)

Sale of Hotel Properties (Schedule of Properties Disposed) (Details) - room	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Disposals 2019 [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		5,422
Courtyard Boulder Longmont [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		78
Courtyard Salt Lake City Airport [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		154
Courtyard Fort Lauderdale SW Maramar [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		128
Courtyard Austin Airport [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		150
Fairfield Inn & Suites San Antonio Downtown [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		110
Hampton Inn & Suites Clearwater St. Petersburg [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		128
Hampton Inn Fort Walton Beach [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		100
Hampton Inn & Suites Denver Tech Center [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		123
Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Airport Central [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		105
Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		168
Hilton Garden Inn West Palm Beach Airport [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		100
Hilton Garden Inn Durham Raleigh Research Triangle Park [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		177
Residence Inn Longmont Boulder [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		84
Residence Inn Detroit Novi [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		107
Residence Inn Chicago Oak Brook [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		156
Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Plantation [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		138
Residence Inn Salt Lake City Airport [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		104
Residence Inn San Antonio Downtown Market Square [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		95
Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale SW Miramar [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		130
Residence Inn Silver Spring [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		130
Springhill Suites Boulder Longmont [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		90
Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach - Oceanfront Resort [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		255
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms		385
Courtyard Austin Northwest Arboretum [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	102
Courtyard Denver West Golden [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	110
Courtyard Boulder Louisville [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	154
Courtyard Louisville Northeast [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	114
Courtyard South Bend Mishawaka [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	78
Hampton Inn Houston Galleria [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	176
Hyatt House Houston Galleria [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	147
Hyatt House Austin Arboretum [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	131
Hyatt House Dallas Lincoln Park [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	155
Hyatt House Dallas Uptown [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	141
Residence Inn Austin Northwest Arboretum [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	84
Residence inn Austin North Parmer Lane [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	88
Residence Inn Denver West Golden [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	88
Residence Inn Boulder Louisville [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	88
Residence Inn Louisville Northeast [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	102
Springhill Suites Austin North Parmer Lane [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	132
Springhill Suites Louisville Hurstbourne North [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	142
Springhill Suites South Bend Mishawaka [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	87
Residence Inn Columbia [Member]
Discontinued operations
Property disposed, number of rooms	108

Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 83,932	$ 371,124	$ 382,005	$ 1,219,118
Southern California
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	15,987	44,206	50,839	118,202
South Florida
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	9,473	24,331	49,928	114,271
Northern California
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	7,963	58,886	49,778	174,881
Chicago, Illinois
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	7,903	23,825	22,993	66,392
Washington, D.C.
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,011	14,766	15,775	49,241
New York City
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	3,514	39,436	25,566	107,651
Denver, Colorado
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	3,345	18,423	13,492	56,686
Houston, Texas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	3,145	14,682	17,408	50,835
Austin, Texas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,904	18,246	12,985	72,954
Louisville, Kentucky
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	893	14,788	11,732	47,540
Other Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	25,794	99,535	111,509	360,465
Room Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	72,545	314,195	319,290	1,030,722
Room Revenue \| Southern California
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	13,925	37,153	42,848	99,299
Room Revenue \| South Florida
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	7,743	18,296	41,315	92,990
Room Revenue \| Northern California
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	7,044	52,812	43,271	155,915
Room Revenue \| Chicago, Illinois
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	6,633	19,915	18,511	54,953
Room Revenue \| Washington, D.C.
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	3,720	13,708	14,475	46,156
Room Revenue \| New York City
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	3,385	34,085	22,298	92,785
Room Revenue \| Denver, Colorado
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	2,730	15,016	10,180	46,409
Room Revenue \| Houston, Texas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	2,775	12,850	15,177	44,626
Room Revenue \| Austin, Texas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	1,522	15,287	9,555	62,612
Room Revenue \| Louisville, Kentucky
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	742	9,652	6,932	32,921
Room Revenue \| Other Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	22,326	85,421	94,728	302,056
Food and Beverage Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	3,831	39,447	35,870	133,151
Food and Beverage Revenue \| Southern California
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	496	4,062	3,627	11,298
Food and Beverage Revenue \| South Florida
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	847	4,123	5,487	15,117
Food and Beverage Revenue \| Northern California
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	123	4,560	3,923	14,446
Food and Beverage Revenue \| Chicago, Illinois
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	981	3,334	3,588	9,851
Food and Beverage Revenue \| Washington, D.C.
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	18	448	388	1,315
Food and Beverage Revenue \| New York City
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	23	4,062	2,163	11,417
Food and Beverage Revenue \| Denver, Colorado
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	341	2,961	2,615	9,127
Food and Beverage Revenue \| Houston, Texas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	29	815	750	2,798
Food and Beverage Revenue \| Austin, Texas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	53	2,109	1,342	7,471
Food and Beverage Revenue \| Louisville, Kentucky
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	85	4,507	3,863	12,867
Food and Beverage Revenue \| Other Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	835	8,466	8,124	37,444
Other Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	7,556	17,482	26,845	55,245
Other Revenue \| Southern California
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	1,566	2,991	4,364	7,605
Other Revenue \| South Florida
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	883	1,912	3,126	6,164
Other Revenue \| Northern California
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	796	1,514	2,584	4,520
Other Revenue \| Chicago, Illinois
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	289	576	894	1,588
Other Revenue \| Washington, D.C.
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	273	610	912	1,770
Other Revenue \| New York City
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	106	1,289	1,105	3,449
Other Revenue \| Denver, Colorado
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	274	446	697	1,150
Other Revenue \| Houston, Texas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	341	1,017	1,481	3,411
Other Revenue \| Austin, Texas
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	329	850	2,088	2,871
Other Revenue \| Louisville, Kentucky
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	66	629	937	1,752
Other Revenue \| Other Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 2,633	$ 5,648	$ 8,657	$ 20,965

Debt (Senior Notes, Term Loans, and Revolver) (Details)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Debt (Senior Notes, Term Loans, and Revolver) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) asset $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) asset $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt
Debt, net	$ 2,590,331,000			$ 2,590,331,000		$ 2,195,707,000
Unsecured Debt, Gross	1,575,000,000			1,575,000,000		1,175,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs on term loans	(5,976,000)			(5,976,000)		(6,207,000)
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity Level	$ 125,000,000.0			$ 125,000,000.0
Dividends \| $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.33	$ 0.01	$ 0.33
Leverage ratio	0.0700			0.0700
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset	19			19
Six Point Zero Zero Percent Due June 2025 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.00%			6.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage				103.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment, Net	$ 22,100,000			$ 22,100,000		25,600,000
The Revolver \| Line of Credit
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity	600,000,000.0			$ 600,000,000.0
Additional maturity term				1 year
Unsecured Debt	$ 400,000,000			$ 400,000,000		0
Interest Rate	3.49%			3.49%
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000.0			$ 200,000,000.0		600,000,000.0
$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023 \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity	400,000,000.0			400,000,000.0
Unsecured Debt	$ 400,000,000			$ 400,000,000		400,000,000
Interest Rate	4.58%			4.58%
$225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023 \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 225,000,000.0			$ 225,000,000.0
Unsecured Debt	$ 225,000,000			$ 225,000,000		225,000,000
Interest Rate	4.58%			4.58%
$150 Million Term Loan Maturing 2022 \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 150,000,000.0			$ 150,000,000.0
Unsecured Debt	$ 150,000,000			$ 150,000,000		150,000,000
Interest Rate	3.88%			3.88%
$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2025 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000.0			$ 400,000,000.0
Unsecured Debt	$ 400,000,000			$ 400,000,000		400,000,000
Interest Rate	3.77%			3.77%
Revolver and Term Loans
Debt
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity Level	$ 125,000,000.0			$ 125,000,000.0
Revolver and Term Loans \| Restriction Period
Debt
Dividends \| $ / shares	$ 0.01
Leverage ratio	6.50			6.50
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Debt
Deferred financing costs	$ 3,700,000			$ 3,700,000		3,400,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Secured Debt	524,367,000			524,367,000		526,430,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt
Unsecured Debt	$ 1,569,024,000			$ 1,569,024,000		$ 1,168,793,000

Debt (Mortgage Loans) (Details)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt (Mortgage Loans) (Details)	Apr. 30, 2019 increment	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) asset loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt
Mortgage loans, gross		$ 527,141,000	$ 530,299,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs on mortgage loans		$ (2,774,000)	(3,869,000)
Mortgage Loan in Cash Trap Event \| loan		5
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		19
Secured Debt [Member] \| Four Point Nine Four Percent Due October 2022 [Member]
Debt
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment, Net		$ 300,000	400,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Wells Fargo 3
Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		1
Interest Rate		5.25%
Mortgage loans, net		$ 30,554,000	31,215,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment, Net		300,000	500,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Four Point Nine Five Percent Due October 2022 [Member]
Debt
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment, Net		$ 1,000,000.0	1,400,000
Three Point Four Three Percent Due March 2024 [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		4
Mortgage loans, net		$ 85,000,000	85,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.75%
Three Point Three Two Percent Due April 2022 [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		7
Mortgage loans, net		$ 200,000,000	200,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.67%
Four Point Nine Five Percent Due October 2022 [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		3
Mortgage loans, net		$ 87,410,000	89,299,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.95%
The Revolver \| Line of Credit
Debt
Interest Rate		3.49%
Unsecured Debt		$ 400,000,000	0
Additional maturity term		1 year
Remaining borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000.0	600,000,000.0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 600,000,000.0
Four Point Nine Four Percent Due October 2022 [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		1
Mortgage loans, net		$ 28,177,000	28,785,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.94%
Four Point Zero Zero Percent Due April 2024 [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Number of Assets Encumbered \| asset		3
Mortgage loans, net		$ 96,000,000	96,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.75%
LIBOR Plus One Point Six Zero Percent [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Additional maturity term	1 year
Number of additional maturity terms \| increment	2
$225 Million Term Loan Maturing 2023 \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt
Interest Rate		4.58%
Unsecured Debt		$ 225,000,000	225,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 225,000,000.0
$400 Million Term Loan Maturing 2025 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt
Interest Rate		3.77%
Unsecured Debt		$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 400,000,000.0

Debt (Components of Interest Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Debt
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$ 1,147	$ 1,116	$ 3,214	$ 3,018
Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	(1,203)	457	(18)	402
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments			(18)	402
Total Interest Expense	25,984	23,333	73,591	68,632
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt
Interest expense	5,942	5,954	17,825	17,842
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt
Interest expense	4,368	5,001	13,483	15,575
Revolver and Term Loans
Debt
Interest expense	$ 15,730	$ 10,805	$ 39,087	$ 31,795

Debt (Covenants) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 $ / shares
Debt Instrument Covenant [Abstract]
Dividends \| $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.33	$ 0.01	$ 0.33
Leverage ratio	0.0700			0.0700
Fixed charge coverage ratio	0.0150			0.0150
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum, Secured Indebtedness Ratio	45.00%			45.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum, Unsecured Indebtedness Ratio	60.00%			60.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum, Unsecured Interest Coverage Ratio	0.0200			0.0200
Debt Instrument, Actual [Abstract]
Leverage ratio	0.0423			0.0423
Fixed charge coverage ratio	2.52%			2.52%
Debt Instrument, Actual, Secured Indebtedness Ratio	1.86%			1.86%
Debt Instrument, Actual, Unsecured Indebtedness Ratio	24.70%			24.70%
Debt Instrument, Actual, Unsecured Interest Coverage Ratio	0.0169			0.0169
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity Level	$ 125.0			$ 125.0
Upon achieving leverage ratio less than or equal to 7.00x
Debt Instrument Covenant [Abstract]
Leverage ratio	7.00			7.00
Minimum \| LIBOR \| Upon achieving leverage ratio less than or equal to 7.00x
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)				0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Upon achieving leverage ratio less than or equal to 7.00x
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)				2.30%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Upon achieving leverage ratio less than or equal to 7.00x
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)				1.30%
Term Loan \| LIBOR \| Upon achieving leverage ratio less than or equal to 7.00x
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)				2.25%
Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Upon achieving leverage ratio less than or equal to 7.00x
Debt
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)				1.25%
Revolver and Term Loans
Debt Instrument, Actual [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Liquidity Level	$ 125.0			$ 125.0
Revolver and Term Loans \| First applicable period after Relief Period
Debt Instrument Covenant [Abstract]
Leverage ratio	8.50			8.50
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.65			1.65
Revolver and Term Loans \| Second applicable period after Relief Period
Debt Instrument Covenant [Abstract]
Leverage ratio	8.00			8.00
Fixed charge coverage ratio	2.00			2.00
Revolver and Term Loans \| Third applicable period after Relief Period
Debt Instrument Covenant [Abstract]
Leverage ratio	7.50			7.50
Revolver and Term Loans \| Fourth applicable period after Relief Period
Debt Instrument Covenant [Abstract]
Leverage ratio	7.00			7.00
Revolver and Term Loans \| Restriction Period
Debt Instrument Covenant [Abstract]
Dividends \| $ / shares	$ 0.01
Leverage ratio	6.50			6.50
Revolver and Term Loans \| Maximum \| Restriction Period
Debt
Payments for capital expenditures	$ 260.0
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 200.0

Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 2,124,000,000		$ 2,124,000,000			$ 1,674,000,000
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedging Instruments			18,000	$ (402,000)
Unrealized gains (losses) included in accumulated other comprehensive loss	(77,000,000.0)		(77,000,000.0)			(19,500,000)
Amount of hedge ineffectiveness			0	0	$ 0
Reclassification of unrealized gain on discontinued cash flow hedges to interest expense	0	$ 0	0	(2,250,000)
Net unrealized gains in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be reclassified into interest expense within the next 12 months	(27,300,000)		(27,300,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	(76,964,000)		(76,964,000)			(19,514,000)
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.15% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	100,000,000		100,000,000			100,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (649,000)		$ (649,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						607,000
Interest rate	1.15%		1.15%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| interest Rate Swap, 1.20%
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000			100,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (681,000)		$ (681,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						538,000
Interest rate	1.20%		1.20%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 2.15%
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 75,000,000		$ 75,000,000			75,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (972,000)		$ (972,000)			(590,000)
Interest rate	2.15%		2.15%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap 1.91%
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 75,000,000		$ 75,000,000			75,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (854,000)		$ (854,000)			(337,000)
Interest rate	1.91%		1.91%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.61%
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			50,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (617,000)		$ (617,000)			(32,000)
Interest rate	1.61%		1.61%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.56%
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			50,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (593,000)		$ (593,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						13,000
Interest rate	1.56%		1.56%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.71%
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			50,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (657,000)		$ (657,000)			(109,000)
Interest rate	1.71%		1.71%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 2.29% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 200,000,000		$ 200,000,000			200,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (10,188,000)		$ (10,188,000)			(4,587,000)
Interest rate	2.29%		2.29%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 2.290% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 125,000,000		$ 125,000,000			125,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (6,362,000)		$ (6,362,000)			(2,859,000)
Interest rate	2.29%		2.29%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 2.38% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 200,000,000		$ 200,000,000			200,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (10,627,000)		$ (10,627,000)			(5,155,000)
Interest rate	2.38%		2.38%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 2.380% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000			100,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (5,311,000)		$ (5,311,000)			(2,574,000)
Interest rate	2.38%		2.38%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 2.75% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000			100,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (7,939,000)		$ (7,939,000)			(3,590,000)
Interest rate	2.75%		2.75%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 2.51% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 75,000,000		$ 75,000,000			75,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (5,365,000)		$ (5,365,000)			(2,120,000)
Interest rate	2.51%		2.51%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 2.39% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 75,000,000		$ 75,000,000			75,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (5,093,000)		$ (5,093,000)			(1,858,000)
Interest rate	2.39%		2.39%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.35% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 49,000,000		$ 49,000,000			49,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (601,000)		$ (601,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						181,000
Interest rate	1.35%		1.35%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.28% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000			100,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (2,343,000)		$ (2,343,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						690,000
Interest rate	1.28%		1.28%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.24% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 150,000,000		$ 150,000,000			150,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	$ (6,060,000)		$ (6,060,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						2,268,000
Interest rate	1.24%		1.24%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.16% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (1,532,000)		$ (1,532,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	1.16%		1.16%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.200% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (1,595,000)		$ (1,595,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	1.20%		1.20%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.150% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (1,519,000)		$ (1,519,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	1.15%		1.15%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 1.10% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (1,443,000)		$ (1,443,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	1.10%		1.10%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 0.98% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 25,000,000		$ 25,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (630,000)		$ (630,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	0.98%		0.98%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 0.95% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 25,000,000		$ 25,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (607,000)		$ (607,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	0.95%		0.95%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 0.93% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 25,000,000		$ 25,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (592,000)		$ (592,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	0.93%		0.93%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 0.90% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 25,000,000		$ 25,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (569,000)		$ (569,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	0.90%		0.90%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 0.85% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (1,448,000)		$ (1,448,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	0.85%		0.85%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 0.75% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (1,232,000)		$ (1,232,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	0.75%		0.75%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap, 0.65% [Member]
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000			0
Interest rate swap liability	$ (885,000)		$ (885,000)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						0
Interest rate	0.65%		0.65%
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 140,378,000		$ 140,378,000			279,750,000
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Heding Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	(355,000)		(355,000)			(376,000)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Swap-cash flow, hedge type one
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 0		$ 0			30,195,000
Interest rate	1.80%		1.80%
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Heding Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	$ 0		$ 0			(34,000)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Swap-cash flow, hedge type two
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 0		$ 0			75,030,000
Interest rate	1.80%		1.80%
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Heding Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	$ 0		$ 0			(86,000)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Swap-cash flow, hedge type three
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 0		$ 0			32,025,000
Interest rate	1.80%		1.80%
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Heding Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	$ 0		$ 0			(37,000)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Swap-cash flow, hedge type four
Interest Rate Derivatives
Notional value	$ 140,378,000		$ 140,378,000			142,500,000
Interest rate	1.81%		1.81%
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Heding Instruments, Liability at Fair Value	$ (355,000)		$ (355,000)			(219,000)
Interest Expense
Interest Rate Derivatives
Reclassification of unrealized gain on discontinued cash flow hedges to interest expense	6,900,000	$ 1,100,000	13,200,000	$ 5,600,000
Accounts payable and other liabilities \| Interest rate swap
Interest Rate Derivatives
Interest rate swap liability	$ (77,300,000)		$ (77,300,000)			(24,200,000)
Prepaid expenses and other assets \| Interest rate swap
Interest Rate Derivatives
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Asset at Fair Value						$ 4,300,000

Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	$ (76,964)	$ (19,514)
Debt, net	2,590,331	2,195,707
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	2,505,884	2,206,152
Recurring \| Interest rate swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Interest rate swap asset		4,297
Interest rate swap liability	(77,319)	(24,187)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	(77,319)	(19,890)
Recurring \| Level 1 \| Interest rate swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Interest rate swap asset		0
Interest rate swap liability	0	0
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	0	0
Recurring \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Interest rate swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Interest rate swap asset		4,297
Interest rate swap liability	(77,319)	(24,187)
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	(77,319)	(19,890)
Recurring \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Interest rate swap
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Interest rate swap asset		0
Interest rate swap liability	0	0
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	0	0
Senior Notes [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Long-term Debt, Gross	496,940	500,484
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	467,765	497,835
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	1,525,375	1,176,068
Unsecured Debt	1,569,024	1,168,793
Secured Debt [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	512,744	532,249
Secured Debt	$ 524,367	$ 526,430

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Minimum percent of adjusted taxable income to be distributed to shareholders to qualify as a REIT	90.00%
Accruals for tax uncertainties	$ 0	$ 0

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 hotel	Sep. 30, 2016 hotel
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Minimum restricted cash reserve escrows to be maintained as a percentage of the hotel's revenue		3.00%
Maximum restricted cash reserve escrows to be maintained as percentage of hotel's revenue		5.00%
Restricted cash reserves for future capital expenditures, real estate taxes and insurance	$ 42,686	$ 42,686	$ 44,686	$ 48,610
Number of Real Estate Properties	104	104			29
NOI Guarantee Termination Payment		$ 36,000
Reduction of Management Fee Expense	$ 4,400	13,200
Severance Costs	8,000	8,200
New York City hotels
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Severance Costs	$ 6,700	$ 6,700
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| hotel						3

Commitments and Contingencies (Management Agreements) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property hotel	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property hotel	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 hotel
Other Commitments
Number of Hotel Properties Operated under Management Agreements \| hotel	103		103
Number of Real Estate Properties	104		104		29
Minimum
Other Commitments
Management Agreement Term			1 year
Base Management Fee as Percentage of Hotel Revenues			1.75%
Management Agreements which include Franchise Agreement, Base Management Fee as Percentage of Hotel Revenues			3.00%
Maximum
Other Commitments
Management Agreement Term			25 years
Base Management Fee as Percentage of Hotel Revenues			3.50%
Management Agreements which include Franchise Agreement, Base Management Fee as Percentage of Hotel Revenues			7.00%
Management Service [Member]
Other Commitments
Cost of Goods and Services Sold \| $	$ 2.3	$ 9.0	$ 10.9	$ 36.8

Commitments and Contingencies (Franchise Agreements) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property hotel	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property hotel	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 hotel
Other Commitments
Number of Hotel Properties Operated under Franchise Agreements \| hotel	73		73
Number of Real Estate Properties	104		104		29
Minimum
Other Commitments
Franchise Agreements Term			1 year
Franchise Agreements, Royalty Fee as Percentage of Room Revenue			3.00%
Franchise Agreements, Additional Fees for Marketing Central Reservation Systems and Other Franchisor Costs as Percentage of Room Revenue			1.00%
Maximum
Other Commitments
Franchise Agreements Term			30 years
Franchise Agreements, Royalty Fee as Percentage of Room Revenue			6.00%
Franchise Agreements, Additional Fees for Marketing Central Reservation Systems and Other Franchisor Costs as Percentage of Room Revenue			4.30%
Franchise Agreements, Royalty Fee as Percentage of Food and Beverage Revenue			3.00%
Franchise [Member]
Other Commitments
Cost of Goods and Services Sold \| $	$ 4.7	$ 17.4	$ 20.3	$ 59.6

Equity (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
Equity (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Feb. 14, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock
Common shares repurchased and retired (in shares)						3,836,582
Stock repurchased during the period, Value			$ 47,225,000		$ 62,605,000	$ 65,635,000
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.33	$ 0.01	$ 0.33
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	50,000,000				50,000,000			50,000,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01				$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Share repurchase program, remaining authorized amount	$ 213,400,000				$ 213,400,000
Limited Partners
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock
Remaining limited partner ownership interest in Operating Partnership units (in shares)	772,293				772,293
Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	12,950,000				12,950,000			12,950,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01				$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, Dividends Per Share, Declared					$ 0.4875	$ 0.04875
2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock
Stock repurchased during the period, Value						$ 10,300,000
2019 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock
Stock repurchased during the period, Value						$ 55,300,000
2019 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock
Stock repurchased during the period, Value					$ 26,000,000.0
2020 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock
Share repurchase program, authorized amount							$ 250,000,000.0
Common shares repurchased and retired (in shares)					5,489,335
Stock repurchased during the period, Value					$ 36,600,000
DBT Met Hotel Venture LP [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	1.70%				1.70%
The Knickerbocker New York [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners	5.00%				5.00%

Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Equity Incentive Plan
Maximum number of common shares available for issuance (in shares)	7,500,000		7,500,000
2017 Performance Shares [Member]
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Granted (in shares)						259,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share						$ 14.93
Other Disclosures
Fair value assumptions, risk free interest rate						1.57%
Fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate						25.73%
Restricted share awards
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Unvested at the beginning of the period (in shares)			940,202
Granted (in shares)			801,463
Vested (in shares)			(406,980)
Forfeited (in shares)			(8,434)
Unvested at the end of the period (in shares)	1,326,251		1,326,251
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)			$ 20.21
Granted (in dollars per share)			11.95
Vested (in dollars per share)			20.29
Forfeited (in dollars per share)			19.43
Unvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 15.20		$ 15.20
Other Disclosures
Share-based compensation expense	$ 2.3	$ 2.2	$ 6.6	$ 6.5
Total unrecognized compensation costs	$ 16.2		$ 16.2
Weighted-average period of recognition of unrecognized share-based compensation expense			2 years 6 months
Total fair value of shares vested			$ 4.5	$ 4.1
2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Other Disclosures
Performance-based vesting period			3 years
Time-based vesting period			1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period			4 years
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Contingent on Absolute Total Shareholder Return			40.00%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Contingent on Relative Total Shareholder Return			60.00%
Vesting percentage upon satisfaction of performance-based vesting period			50.00%
Vesting percentage upon satisfaction of time-based vesting period			50.00%
Percentage of grant date fair value to be recognized over three years			50.00%
Employee service share based compensation cost period of recognition			3 years
Percentage of grant date fair value to be recognized over four years			50.00%
Employee service share based compensation cost period of recognition			4 years
Common shares available for future grant (in shares)	762,185		762,185
2018 Performance Shares
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Granted (in shares)					264,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share					$ 13.99
Other Disclosures
Fair value assumptions, risk free interest rate					2.42%
Fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate					27.44%
2019 Performance Shares [Member]
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Granted (in shares)			489,000	260,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share				$ 19.16
Other Disclosures
Fair value assumptions, risk free interest rate				2.52%
Fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate				27.19%
Performance Units
Other Disclosures
Share-based compensation expense	$ 0.9	$ 0.7	$ 2.6	$ 2.2
Total unrecognized compensation costs	$ 8.1		$ 8.1
Weighted-average period of recognition of unrecognized share-based compensation expense			2 years 6 months
2020 Performance Shares [Member]
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share			$ 12.06
Other Disclosures
Fair value assumptions, risk free interest rate			1.08%
Fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate			23.46%
Minimum \| 2017 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range						0.00%
Minimum \| 2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Other Disclosures
Percentage of performance units that will convert into restricted shares			0.00%
Minimum \| 2018 Performance Shares
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range					0.00%
Minimum \| 2019 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range				0.00%
Minimum \| 2020 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range			0.00%
Maximum \| 2017 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range						150.00%
Maximum \| Restricted share awards
Other Disclosures
Vesting period			4 years
Maximum \| 2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Other Disclosures
Percentage of performance units that will convert into restricted shares			200.00%
Maximum \| 2018 Performance Shares
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range					150.00%
Maximum \| 2019 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range				200.00%
Maximum \| 2020 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range			200.00%

Earnings per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Numerator:
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	$ (173,101)	$ 32,463	$ (317,499)	$ 93,160
Preferred Stock Dividends, Income Statement Impact	(6,279)	(6,279)	(18,836)	(18,836)
Less: Dividends paid on unvested restricted shares	(13)	(342)	(42)	(1,032)
Less: Undistributed Earnings allocated to unvested restricted shares	0	0	0	0
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders excluding amounts attributable to unvested restricted shares	$ (179,393)	$ 25,842	$ (336,377)	$ 73,292
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares - basic (in shares)	163,609,865	170,495,699	164,763,540	171,976,429
Unvested restricted shares (in shares)	0	105,088	0	90,044
Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted (in shares)	163,609,865	170,600,787	164,763,540	172,066,473
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders - basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.10)	$ 0.15	$ (2.04)	$ 0.43
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.10)	$ 0.15	$ (2.04)	$ 0.43